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Subject: Re: The linux devs can rescind their license grant.
In-Reply-To: Eric S. Raymond's message of Fri, 26 Oct 2018 11:50:01 -0400
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From:   Eben Moglen <moglen@columbia.edu>
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On Friday, 26 October 2018, Eric S. Raymond wrote:

  Eben Moglen <moglen@columbia.edu>:
  >  reputational damage is *specifically* recognized as grounds for relief.
  >   
  > No.  Reputational damage is not mentioned at all, let alone
  > specifically recognized.
  
  I have no difficulty in finding the word "reputation" in the brief in
  in proximity with the phrase "increasing [the programmer's]
  recognition i

The parties' briefs are not the court opinion, and don't represent
what was decided.  Wrong document.  I linked to the opinion in my
message.

Eben