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The AGPL says, roughly, that in order to be allowed to use the code you have to give all users the right to see the source. If they refuse to do this, the legal
by csande17 6y ago
The AGPL says, roughly, that in order to be allowed to use the code you have to give all users the right to see the source. If they refuse to do this, the legal problem is that they're not allowed to use the code anymore -- in other words, they're violating the contributors' copyright. And to sue for copyright infringement, the plaintiff needs to be someone who holds the copyright.
That's my non-lawyer understanding of why Drew needs a contributor to start a lawsuit.
- OJFord 6y agoI meant user of the (erroneously) proprietary version - aren't they supposed to receive/be enabled to access the source code for the original work and by extension the derivative (erroneously proprietary) work in their own right?
- saagarjha 6y agoI'm also a non-lawyer, but I believe Drew is mistaken in his claims that that he can get sue for the code. All he can do is sue for damages due to the infringement. (Your comment seems to be correct, FWIW.)