Re: [LAD] how i think the gpl works under german jurisdiction

Jörn Nettingsmeier wrote:
> [snip]
>
> all this means that if somebody uses GPL'd code without releasing under
> GPL him/herself, s/he is in breach of contract with the original
> author(s). it *does* *not* *mean* that you can now assume the entire
> package is up for grabs under the terms of the GPL.

IANAL, but with a certainty of 99,9% this is the actual state of affairs
how German courts does accept/fit the GPL to the German law and it seems
to be the same for the Netherlands, because of a similar copyright law
that someone from the list described and it seems to be the same for the
USA and nearly every country, if I didn't misunderstood clarifications
on English.

First I thought that some issues might differ, but now I completely
agree. This is how clarifications on German and English "translate" the
legal terminology of the GPL.

Ralf
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Received on Fri Aug 7 04:15:04 2009