The longer order with the facts[1] has more details about this point than the shorter decision.[2] They explain their rationale on pages 24-25. It seems that t

The longer order with the facts[1] has more details about this point than the shorter decision.[2] They explain their rationale on pages 24-25. It seems that this question was already decided by the court in an earlier case, Neo4j, Inc. v. Graph Found., Inc 2020.[3] They decided that only restrictions added by downstream licensees could be removed in this way. The original licensor can impose additional restrictions, and those cannot be removed, because it would be "contrary to the principles of contract and copyright law" to allow such a thing. 1. https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.cand.335295/gov.uscourts.cand.335295.118.0.pdf https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.cand.33... 2. https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.cand.335295/gov.uscourts.cand.335295.140.0.pdf https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.cand.33... 3. https://casetext.com/case/ne04j-inc-v-graph-found-inc/ https://casetext.com/case/ne04j-inc-v-graph-found-inc/