Anthonys Lists <antli...@youngman.org.uk> writes: > The GPL *relies* *on* *the* *law*.
Not really. The GPL grants permissions under conditions. Of course, there is little interest in permissions one does not need, so the GPL is modeled along laws. But the grant of conditional permissions does not require the permissions to be actually required. > If there's a conflict between the GPL and the law, then the law > wins. There can't be a conflict since the GPL grants additional permissions. There may be cases where those permissions are not actually needed, but that is not a conflict. It's just redundancy. > THE LAW TRUMPS THE GPL. END OF! The law can nullify restrictions. It can't nullify permissions (unless the person issuing them was acting without authorization). > Sorry for shouting, but just go ask a lawyer. ANY lawyer with a > half-way decent grasp of copyright. Better get someone with GPL experience. The concept of a _license_ _granting_ permissions rather than a _contract_ _restricting_ normal rights associated with a media purchase is pretty alien to most copyright lawyers. -- David Kastrup _______________________________________________ lilypond-user mailing list lilypond-user@gnu.org https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user
