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Except that GPLv2 doesn't work like that. Once the license is violated you permanently lose the rights granted by the license. So even if Twin Peaks fixes the
by warp 14y ago
Except that GPLv2 doesn't work like that. Once the license is violated you permanently lose the rights granted by the license. So even if Twin Peaks fixes their stuff and comes back into compliance, they do not get their rights back automatically -- the copyright holders have to explicitly give them back these rights.
This is one of the important differences between GPLv2 and GPLv3.
- morsch 14y agoWait, so when you're dealing with GPLv3 stuff, you do get the license for redistribution back automatically?
- warp 14y agoYes. See [1] and [2]. [1] http://www.fsf.org/news/android-termination-upgrade-gplv3 http://www.fsf.org/news/android-termination-upgrade-gplv3 [2] http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.html#section8 http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.html#section8
- huhtenberg 14y agoWhere's this stated exactly in the license?