Brian Thomas Sniffen wrote: > Raul Miller <moth@debian.org> writes: >>On Tue, Sep 21, 2004 at 09:44:47PM -0400, Brian Thomas Sniffen wrote: >>>: A writes some software, and GPLs it. B claims that the software is >>>: on his hard drive, and sues A for that drive. B wins, and now only >>>: B can distribute the software -- A can't [and no one else can] >>>: without getting a license from B. >> >>This scenario of yours has nothing to do with the freeness of the license. > > It's just your patent scenario from above, rephrased to deal with > physical property. Are you claiming that a license which prevents > this scenario, by terminating the copyright license to anyone who > sues regarding physical media containing the software, is free? Patents are not property. Patents do not behave like property, despite the unfortunate terms used to refer to a broad class of law that includes patents. Claiming that someone stole your property in no way approximates a patent lawsuit. Using your analogical situation, the comparable case with a patent lawsuit would be B claiming that A's hard drive is similar to B's hard drive, and that B thinks he should control all hard drives similar to his. - Josh Triplett
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