The GPL Is a License, not a Contract

Posted Dec 4, 2003 14:50 UTC (Thu) by vblum (guest, #1151)
Parent article: The GPL Is a License, not a Contract

Excellent article - that clarifies the issue thoroughly!

It is, however, amazing, that a number of legal professionals (Mr Henry comes to mind) claim to be unaware of these facts. To me, that implies that someone may yet sue to treat a GPL infringement case by means of (implied) contract law, in spite of the facts. It might be fun to see that thrown out ...