Re: [Richard Stallman <rms@gnu.org>] Re: Debian & BSD concerns

[John Hasler <john@dhh.gt.org>]

Bruce Sass writes:
> Could the license of patent software be changed, or would that require a
> new patent?

I'm not sure I understand your question.  Neither a copyright nor a patent
necessarily has only one license.

> Could a license be so free as to abrogate the rights conferred upon the
> patent holder by the patent?

Presumably, but I'm not sure how to handle the mechanics.
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