linux-kernel - Re: Dual-Licensing Linux Kernel with GPL V2 and GPL V3

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Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.4.64.0706101444400.23280@twin.jikos.cz>
Date:	Sun, 10 Jun 2007 14:45:41 +0200 (CEST)
From:	Jiri Kosina <jikos@...os.cz>
To:	Neil Brown <neilb@...e.de>
cc:	Tarkan Erimer <tarkan@...one.net.tr>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Dual-Licensing Linux Kernel with GPL V2 and GPL V3

On Sun, 10 Jun 2007, Neil Brown wrote:

> I presume the heirs of the dead people could change the license.  And if 
> they have no heir, then there is no-one to sue for breach of copyright, 
> so I assume the copyright lapses.

In most of the law systems out there the copyright stays valid for 70 
years (or so) after the holder's death.

-- 
Jiri Kosina
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