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That's an excellent question. Suppose some giant company infringes willfully for months and the license owner gives notice of permanent termination. Ten years

That's an excellent question. Suppose some giant company infringes willfully for months and the license owner gives notice of permanent termination. Ten years later some subsidiary or disparate business unit that has no idea of what happened and has its own legal department uses the software again compliantly. Would a judge issue an injunction if licensor filed suit citing prior notice of permanent termination that was issued subject to past alleged violations?

Andrew_nenakhov 5y ago
License owner can't give notice of 'permanent termination', only until the user ceases the violation. Or it would not be a free license at all, violating basic freedom to run the software while not infinging any requirements.
- JumpCrisscross 5y ago
  > License owner can't give notice of 'permanent termination', only until the user ceases the violation This may require litigation to resolve. The rights are explicitly irrevocable with respect to the unmodified Program [1]. It is ambiguous, however, with respect to modifications. The "unless and until the copyright holder explicitly and finally terminates your license" confusingly implies a right to termination, though this comes into conflict with the § 2 irrevocability guarantee. Is there case law around this? [1] All rights granted under this License are granted for the term of copyright on the Program, and are irrevocable provided the stated conditions are met. This License explicitly affirms your unlimited permission to run the unmodified Program.