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Bradley Kuhn (bkuhn) - 5 years ago 2018-09-26 16:30:21
bkuhn@ebb.org
Additional connecting text for irrevocability discussion.

A forward reference is added to connect to the irrevocability section, and
one transition sentence added in the irrevocability section itself, since
it's another "digression" from the walk-through of GPLv2 in these sections.
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comprehensive-gpl-guide.tex
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@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ and Guide
 
\begin{tabbing}
 
Copyright \= \copyright{} 2003--2005, 2008, 2014--2015, 2018 \hspace{1.mm} \=  \kill
 
Copyright \> \copyright{} 2018 \>  Chestek Legal. \\
 
Copyright \> \copyright{} 2003--2005, 2008, 2014--2015 \>  Bradley M. Kuhn. \\
 
Copyright \> \copyright{} 2003--2005, 2008, 2014--2015, 2018 \>  Bradley M. Kuhn. \\
 
Copyright \> \copyright{} 2014--2015 \>  Anthony K. Sebro, Jr. \\
 
Copyright \= \copyright{} 2014 \> Denver Gingerich. \\
 
Copyright \= \copyright{} 2003--2007, 2014 \>  Free Software Foundation, Inc. \\
gpl-lgpl.tex
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@@ -2160,7 +2160,8 @@ GPLv2~\S4 is GPLv2's termination clause.  Upon first examination, it seems
 
strange that a license with the goal of defending users' and programmers'
 
freedoms for perpetuity in an irrevocable way would have such a clause.
 
However, upon further examination, the difference between irrevocability
 
and this termination clause becomes clear.
 
and this termination clause becomes clear. (See~\ref{gplv2-irrevocable} for
 
expanded discussion of GPLv2 irrevocability.)
 

	
 
The GPL is irrevocable in the sense that once a copyright holder grants
 
rights for someone to copy, modify and redistribute the software under terms
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@@ -2321,7 +2322,10 @@ rights\footnote{While nearly all attorneys and copyleft theorists are in
 
  decade, regard an almost moot and wholly esoteric legal detail.}.
 

	
 
\section{GPLv2 Irrevocability}
 
\label{gplv2-irrevocable}
 

	
 
This section digresses briefly to examine the manner in which GPLv2\S\S~4--6
 
interact together to assure that the license grant is irrevocable.
 
There are two legal theories why a contributor cannot terminate their license
 
grant. First is an argument that the text of the GPL prevents it; second is
 
that a contributor would be estopped from succeeding on an infringement claim
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