Re: GPL and other licences

[Isaac]

On Tue, 14 Feb 2006 08:17:17 +0100, Stefaan A Eeckels <hoendech@ecc.lu> wrote:
> On Mon, 13 Feb 2006 22:14:27 -0600
> Isaac <isaac@latveria.castledoom.org> wrote:
> 
>> On Mon, 13 Feb 2006 09:51:32 +0100, Stefaan A Eeckels
>> <hoendech@ecc.lu> wrote:
> 
>> > I believe that in both cases, the person or entity wishing to
>> > accept the GPL has to be in possession of a lawful copy. For
>> > example, if you steal a CD with GPLed software from me, you are not
>> > in a position to claim that you are entitled to redistribute this
>> > software under the GPL, as I
>> 
>> While I agree with your result, your result does not require that you
>> can only become a licensee by possessing a lawful copy.  Even if the
>> the copyright holder were to provide you a written license allowying
>> you to copy his software at any time, you would still not have the
>> right to come into my house unbidden to copy from my hard drive.
> 
> Surely we're discussing how many angles can dance on a pinhead. Can you
> please give another way to become a licensee of a GPLed work than by
> 
> a) getting a license from the author without first getting a lawful copy
> 
> b) accepting the GPL through copying and/or preparing a derivative work.

Item a sounds good to me as a method other than receiveing a copy.  As I 
suggested, I'm basically quibbling with your logic rather than your result.

Isaac