Messages in this thread | | | From | Gene Heskett <> | Subject | Re: Dell vs. GPL | Date | Thu, 10 Jul 2003 11:05:08 -0400 |
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On Thursday 10 July 2003 10:41, Thomas Dodd wrote: >Miles Bader wrote: >> Thomas Dodd <ted@cypress.com> writes: >>>Either license would still reguire registration for enforcement. >>> But the _new_ license, like OSL, would "will have teeth to >>> defend", and stand up in court since the GPL didn't. >> >> Why? If the court loss was due to a lack of registration, the >> content of the license has no relevance -- _any_ license would >> lose in that situation.
What court loss?
This hasn't to my knowledge been exposed on /. I would have thought it would be all over the front page, particularly if it was a loss against the GPL.
>Where did you get that the "loss was due to a lack of registration" > ? > > From Andre's 6/29 message: > > I am in the process of getting the formal registered copyright. > > > > I will take GPL to court and will not settle out of court. > > GPL will live or die in this case, I do not give a damn which way > > it falls. > > > > GPL wins great. > > GPL loses, maybe better so it can be replaced with OSL and then > > it gets serious because we will have teeth to defend the ideas > > of open source. > >Andre is formaly registering the copyright, so that the lawyers will >take the case. Without it, in the US at least, the case will never > be heard. Andre has stated this case will be heard, so the GPL will > be tested in court. The loss would not be related to registration. > > -Thomas > And where can a person view this 'replacement' GPL, called OSL?
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