Re: [OctDev] GPL violations

[Judd S. <js...@gm...>]

On Fri, Aug 27, 2010 at 5:10 PM, Martin Helm <ma...@mh...> wrote:
>
> It does not state "and nothing else" which makes it possible to add
> restrictions, it contains no copyleft.
>

As a practical matter, merely modifying the license does not create of a
derivative work. Someone that only modified the license terms (and nothing
else) would have no authorship rights to protect. They would lack standing
in court to pursue copyright infringement. It's permitted, but futile.


--judd