linux-kernel - Re: GPL Violation?

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Date:	Sat, 19 Aug 2006 17:44:45 +0200
From:	Michael Buesch <mb@...sch.de>
To:	Helge Hafting <helgehaf@...el.hist.no>
Cc:	David Schwartz <davids@...master.com>, alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk,
	"Linux-Kernel@...r. Kernel. Org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: GPL Violation?

On Saturday 19 August 2006 13:30, Helge Hafting wrote:
> 2. Anybody who received this module may now invoke the GPL
>    (and the force of law, if necessary) to extract the 
>    module source code from the maker.  And then this source
>    can be freely redistributed to all interested.

Not "Anybody" but only the Copyright Holder of the GPL
code can do that. That's exactly why the FSF requires
to transfer the copyright to FSF before code contribution.

-- 
Greetings Michael.
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