Re: GPL 3 and derivatives
On Thu, Nov 08, 2007 at 11:37:33AM +0100, Olive wrote:
> Antti-Juhani Kaijanaho wrote:
>> On Tue, Nov 06, 2007 at 10:01:18PM +0530, Shriramana Sharma wrote:
>>> Seriously, does the FSF expect everyone who would modify a GPL-ed work or
>>> create a derivative work to read and understand his countries copyright
>>> laws?
>>
>> Ignorance of law is usually no defense in a court of law.
>>
>
> Yes in principle.
There is a reason why I said "usually" :) For example, I know of a
recent apellate court decision here in Finland where a defendant was
acquitted of criminal charges because he had misunderstood what the law
said about his conduct; but there were special circumstances involved.
> Although in some countries (for example Belgium); courts
> usually interprets contracts as what a "normally educated people will
> understand".
Of course. Still, I believe the courts will give precedence to
definitions in the actual contract text, and the case being discussed
here involves a definition in the GPL.
--
Antti-Juhani Kaijanaho, Jyväskylä, Finland (IANAL)
http://antti-juhani.kaijanaho.fi/newblog/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/antti-juhani/
Reply to: