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Bradley Kuhn (bkuhn) - 10 years ago 2014-03-18 21:07:11
bkuhn@ebb.org
UCITA was never widely adopted and it's long since passed.

However, they appear to be on the books in MA and VA, so I've noted this
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@@ -1063,9 +1063,8 @@ notifying others down the distribution chain that they have rights under
 
GPL.
 

	
 
Also mentioned by name is the warranty disclaimer. Most people today do
 
not believe that software comes with any warranty. Notwithstanding the
 
proposed state-level UCITA bills (which have never obtained widespread
 
adoption), there are few or no implied warranties with software.
 
not believe that software comes with any warranty.  Notwithstanding the
 
\href{http://mlis.state.md.us/2000rs/billfile/hb0019.htm}{Maryland's} and \href{http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?001+ful+SB372ER}{Virginia's} UCITA bills, there are few or no implied warranties with software.
 
However, just to be on the safe side, GPL clearly disclaims them, and the
 
GPL requires redistributors to keep the disclaimer very visible. (See
 
Sections~\ref{GPLv2s11} and~\ref{GPLv2s12} of this tutorial for more on GPL's
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