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Re: freedomization task list [was: Re: Dangerous precedent being



Raul Miller <moth@debian.org> writes:
> > Usually, what you're calling the owner is called the "author". Why
> > choose different terminology, here?

On Wed, Dec 15, 1999 at 11:00:59AM -0500, Thomas Bushnell, BSG wrote:
> Because copyright rights can be transferred, and it's the current
> owner who has the rights and the power to make a grant of permission,
> not the author.

Can the owner also revoke rights which have already been granted (which
is what Lynn said)?  [Especially: for the case where there was a 
contract?]

-- 
Raul


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