Re: RE-PROPOSED: The Dictator Test
* Edmund GRIMLEY EVANS (edmundo@rano.org) [040711 14:40]:
> Andreas Barth <aba@not.so.argh.org>:
> > > A typical warranty disclaimer doesn't prohibit you from suing the
> > > author; it just makes it less likely that you would win if you did.
> > That's a bogus reason. A typical "you must give the author 1000 $ /
> > month" doesn't prohibit you from paying nothing; it just makes it less
> > likely that you would win if he sues you.
> My point was that typically the disclaimer is not a condition of the
> licence. In particular, it is intended to apply even if you don't
> accept the licence. Do you dispute that point, or are you just
> criticising the way I presented it?
I only said that the reason cited above is bogus. I don't intend to
discuss about when the disclaimer applies, because that is probably
very different in different legislations, and most of them are just
plain void in Germany (the only legislation where I really could offer
some knowledge in a discussion).
Cheers,
Andi
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