Copyleft/guide Changeset - dccc2155aeeb

Changeset - dccc2155aeeb

Parent rev.

Child rev.

[Not reviewed]

0 1 0

Bradley Kuhn (bkuhn) - 10 years ago 2014-03-20 12:50:20
bkuhn@ebb.org

Rewrite paragraph describing last paragraph of GPLv3§2.

1 file changed with 7 insertions and 8 deletions:

gpl-lgpl.tex

0 comments (0 inline, 0 general)

gpl-lgpl.tex

➞

Show inline comments

@@ ... @@
 very narrow, GPLv3 ensures that, in all other cases, contractors gets the
 full freedoms of the GPL that they deserve.
 % FIXME:  transition, and some word smith
 The explicit prohibition of sublicensing ensures that enforcement of the GPL
 is always by the copyright holder.  Usually, sublicensing is regarded as a
 practical convenience or necessity for the licensee, to avoid having to
 negotiate a license with each licensor in a chain of distribution.  The GPL
 solves this problem in another way, through its automatic licensing
 provision.
 GPLv3~\S2's final paragraph includes an explicit prohibition of sublicensing.
 This provision ensures that GPL enforcement is always by the copyright
 holder.  Usually, sublicensing is regarded as a practical convenience or
 necessity for the licensee, to avoid having to negotiate a license with each
 licensor in a chain of distribution.  The GPL solves this problem in another
 way --- through its automatic licensing provision found in GPLv3\~S10 (which
 is discussed in more detail in \S\~ref{GPLv3s10} of this tutorial).
 % FIXME: new section here, just to talk DRM before the other section.

0 comments (0 inline, 0 general)