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> a judge is likly to assume people using the licence before it came to light also did not Why would the judge have to assume anything? The person suing could
by moefh 2y ago
> a judge is likly to assume people using the licence before it came to light also did not
Why would the judge have to assume anything? The person suing could simply tell the judge they did mean to use the older interpretation, and that they disagree with the "fix". They're the ones that get to decide, since they agreed to post content using that specific license, not the "fixed" one.
- ZiiS 2y agoA license is between two parties neither gets to choose exactly how it is interprited.
- moefh 2y agoBut the people suing aren't trying to choose how the license is interpreted, they're trying to prevent the other party from changing the text. If the change is meant to "fix" how the text should be interpreted (which is what you said), then they're the ones trying to choose the exact interpretation.