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enyst - 10 years ago 2014-09-19 22:09:46
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Strictly speaking, for proprietary relicensing 'only' unconditional permissions are needed.

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 A final common business model that is perhaps the most controversial is
 proprietary relicensing of a GPL'd code base. This is only an option for
 software in which a particular entity is the sole copyright holder. As
 discussed earlier in this tutorial, a copyright holder is permitted under
 copyright law to license a software system under her copyright as many
 different ways as she likes to as many different parties as she wishes.
 software in which a particular entity is the sole copyright holder or has
 unconditional relicensing permissions. As discussed earlier in this tutorial,
 a copyright holder is permitted under copyright law to license a software
 system under her copyright as many different ways as she likes to as many
 different parties as she wishes.
 Some companies use this to their
 financial advantage with regard to a GPL'd code base. The standard

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