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The GPL Is a License, not a Contract

The GPL Is a License, not a Contract

Posted Dec 4, 2003 9:59 UTC (Thu) by coriordan (guest, #7544)
In reply to: The GPL Is a License, not a Contract by sasha
Parent article: The GPL Is a License, not a Contract

Actually, one of the main goals of the GPL was to have it work in every country. That's why it doesn't contain any references to US law, or US precedent.

I haven't heard anyone suggest that it's not enforceable in the EU. (except for two legal studys that were funded by Microsoft.)


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