Re: cdrecord: weird GPL interpretation
"Bernhard R. Link" <blink@informatik.uni-freiburg.de> writes:
> * M?ns Rullg?rd <mru@mru.ath.cx> [040902 17:11]:
>> > In particular, he seems to be relying on German "Authors' Rights", and
>> > claims to be in discussion with Debian people. That's nearly a month
>> > ago.
>>
>> More specifically, he claims to be in discussion with Debian how to
>> stop SuSE from doing what they have every right to do. I know nothing
>> about German law, so I can't comment on that bit.
>
> Only thing in German law I could imagine is that he could withdraw some
> of his work. Which would require him to pay everyone what it is
> currently worth before the ban can take effect and make it impossible
> for him to allow others to use it. Anyone knows some reading if there is
> any other possibility and if this possibilty is even applicaple to
> software?
Wow. <does some reading on withdrawal of works>.
Some people make the kookiest laws. And hundreds of them have been
elected to run Europe. It's like letting the crew of the B-ark take
over... these are a perfectly valid system of laws for a society that
isn't anything like this one peopled by people who aren't human. It's
not that free software is impossible under a system with Authors'
Rights and Withdrawal; you can't do business at all!
Thanks for mentioning this law, Bernhard, but I have to hope that
Joerg Schilling isn't relying on it.
-Brian
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Brian Sniffen bts@alum.mit.edu
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