Re: Dell vs. GPL

[Gene Heskett]

On Thursday 10 July 2003 10:41, Thomas Dodd wrote:
>Miles Bader wrote:
>> Thomas Dodd <[e-mail]> writes:
>>>Either license would still reguire registration for enforcement.
>>> But the _new_ license, like OSL, would "will have teeth to
>>> defend", and stand up in court since the GPL didn't.
>>
>> Why?  If the court loss was due to a lack of registration, the
>> content of the license has no relevance -- _any_ license would
>> lose in that situation.

What court loss?

This hasn't to my knowledge been exposed on /.  I would have thought 
it would be all over the front page, particularly if it was a loss 
against the GPL.

>Where did you get that the "loss was due to a lack of registration"
> ?
>
> From Andre's 6/29 message:
> > I am in the process of getting the formal registered copyright.
> >
> > I will take GPL to court and will not settle out of court.
> > GPL will live or die in this case, I do not give a damn which way
> > it falls.
> >
> > GPL wins great.
> > GPL loses, maybe better so it can be replaced with OSL and then
> > it gets serious because we will have teeth to defend the ideas
> > of open source.
>
>Andre is formaly registering the copyright, so that the lawyers will
>take the case. Without it, in the US at least, the case will never
> be heard. Andre has stated this case will be heard, so the GPL will
> be tested in court. The loss would not be related to registration.
>
>	-Thomas
>
And where can a person view this 'replacement' GPL, called OSL?

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