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  From: David Newall <davidn@rebel.net.au>
  To  : Glen Turner <glen.turner@aarnet.edu.au>
  Date: Fri, 29 Jun 2001 13:15:45 +0930 (CST)

Re: GPL question

>> The situation with the GPL is different, though, because it's a perpetual
>> license.  Once you, as a licensee, have agreed to its terms, you can
>> never be forced into different terms.
>
> Not true, the copyright can expire meaning that the work
> can use used without agreeing to the license.

This is *forcing* you into new terms?  :-)  Arguing semantics, I wonder
are you really not allowed to agree to the continued terms of the license,
if you both want that?



> Alan:

Actually, me, but anyway.


>> Any new user who can find someone willing to provide a copy --
>> and it's not likely for there to be an impediment to that --
>> is granted that copy under the GPL.
> 
> Contract law, other intellectual property rights (especailly
> trade secrets) and national security classification can, and
> have, be used to placed impediments.

I'm sure that's true, which is why I said, "not likely."  I guess these
impediments also apply regardless of whether or not anybody is "trying
to cancel" a GPL in favour of proprietary rights.

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