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Bradley Kuhn (bkuhn) - 10 years ago 2014-03-21 16:53:31
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Comment out this text for now.

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 %% requirements may include limitations on the use of names of contributors and
 %% on the use of trademarks for publicity purposes. In general, we permit these
 %% requirements in added terms because many free software licenses include them
 %% and we consider them to be unobjectionable. Because we support trademark fair
 %% use, the limitations on the use of trademarks may seek to enforce only what
 %% is required by trademark law, and may not prohibit what would constitute fair
 %% use.
 % FIXME-LATER:  Say removing additional restrictions
 % FIXME-LATER: This text may be useful later:
 Some have questioned whether section 7 is needed, and some have suggested
 that it creates complexity that did not previously exist.  We point out to
 those readers that there is already GPLv2-licensed code that carries
 additional terms.  One of the objectives of section 7 is to rationalize
 existing practices of program authors and modifiers by setting clear
 guidelines regarding the removal and addition of such terms.  With its
 carefully limited list of allowed additional requirements, section 7
 accomplishes additional objectives, permitting the expansion of the base of
 code available for GPL developers, while also encouraging useful
 experimentation with requirements we do not include in the GPL itself.
 %% Some have questioned whether section 7 is needed, and some have suggested
 %% that it creates complexity that did not previously exist.  We point out to
 %% those readers that there is already GPLv2-licensed code that carries
 %% additional terms.  One of the objectives of section 7 is to rationalize
 %% existing practices of program authors and modifiers by setting clear
 %% guidelines regarding the removal and addition of such terms.  With its
 %% carefully limited list of allowed additional requirements, section 7
 %% accomplishes additional objectives, permitting the expansion of the base of
 %% code available for GPL developers, while also encouraging useful
 %% experimentation with requirements we do not include in the GPL itself.
 \section{GPLv3~\S8: A Lighter Termination}
 % FIXME:  probably mostly still right, needs some updates, though.
 GPLv2 provided for automatic termination of the rights of a person who
 copied, modified, sublicensed, or distributed a work in violation of the
 license.  Automatic termination can be too harsh for those who have committed
 an inadvertent violation, particularly in cases involving distribution of
 large collections of software having numerous copyright holders.  A violator
 who resumes compliance with GPLv2 would need to obtain forgiveness from all
 copyright holders, but even to contact them all might be impossible.

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