Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1757911AbXFJOau (ORCPT ); Sun, 10 Jun 2007 10:30:50 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1752293AbXFJOam (ORCPT ); Sun, 10 Jun 2007 10:30:42 -0400 Received: from server021.webpack.hosteurope.de ([80.237.130.29]:58518 "EHLO server021.webpack.hosteurope.de" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1751024AbXFJOal (ORCPT ); Sun, 10 Jun 2007 10:30:41 -0400 From: Michael Gerdau Organization: Technosis GmbH To: Adrian Bunk Subject: Re: Dual-Licensing Linux Kernel with GPL V2 and GPL V3 Date: Sun, 10 Jun 2007 16:30:53 +0200 User-Agent: KMail/1.9.7 Cc: Neil Brown , Tarkan Erimer , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org References: <466A3EC6.6030706@netone.net.tr> <18027.50727.190221.80822@notabene.brown> <20070610133823.GB3588@stusta.de> In-Reply-To: <20070610133823.GB3588@stusta.de> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; boundary="nextPart1437318.yyJ7ayFFi2"; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; micalg=pgp-sha1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Message-Id: <200706101630.53733.mgd@technosis.de> X-bounce-key: webpack.hosteurope.de;mgd@technosis.de;1181485841;8c022d06; Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 2095 Lines: 57 --nextPart1437318.yyJ7ayFFi2 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Disposition: inline [legal precedence to force waiving copyright>=20 > A legal precedent valid in all jurisdictions? >=20 > Harald suceessfully takes legal actions against people violating his=20 > copyright on the Linux kernel under the terms of the GPL in Germany at=20 > German courts based on German laws. >=20 > If someone finds any legal precedent in Finland or the USA or Russia=20 > that some copyright would have lapsed for some reason, would this have=20 > any legal effect in Germany? That is difficult but AFAIK it work in the "increase protection" direction but not the other way around, at least in germany. =46or example even though the copyright on Micky Mouse is no longer valid by german law it is still enforcible under german law because the german jurisdiction does acknowledge the (recently extended) longer such period in the US. Apart from that I'm sure you'd find some state "legally" waiving a copyright on whatever. If that would start an avalanche of similar terminations everywhere else I'd be utterly surprised. Best, Michael =2D-=20 Technosis GmbH, Gesch=C3=A4ftsf=C3=BChrer: Michael Gerdau, Tobias Dittmar Sitz Hamburg; HRB 89145 Amtsgericht Hamburg Vote against SPAM - see http://www.politik-digital.de/spam/ Michael Gerdau email: mgd@technosis.de GPG-keys available on request or at public keyserver --nextPart1437318.yyJ7ayFFi2 Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name=signature.asc Content-Description: This is a digitally signed message part. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.5 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQBGbAsdUYYhyuxDQc4RAl95AKCUtut6XaaMPTrQAVxObBZVkOg6swCgjK6D rHwkVk0TKZvPtDVLPAwbaP4= =gxI7 -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --nextPart1437318.yyJ7ayFFi2-- - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/