Re: GPL violations: make it harder

[H. Peter Anvin]

Followup to:  <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
By author:    Andre Hedrick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
In newsgroup: linux.dev.kernel
> > 
> > I have been following it in this list for longer - you cut the thing you are
> > sitting on when telling people who say "I saw GNU licence violation"
> > to not to bother or turn to other organization...
> 
> There was no "GNU licence violation", because there is no GNU licence in a
> patch.
> 

Then it's actually not licensed to anyone, and is thus illegal to use
by anyone (unless you say otherwise, of course.)  You don't have to
put the © symbol into something for it to be copyrighted (although a
legal copyright notice, meaning "©", "Copyright", or "Copr", the year,
and the owner -- see the "Copyright" header of this message -- is
recommended.)

        -hpa
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