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SubjectRe: GPL vs non-GPL device drivers
On Thu, Feb 22, 2007 at 11:45:22AM -0500, Theodore Tso wrote:
>...
> The only way GPL'ed code can be become copyrighted by the FSF is if
> you explicitly sign a copyright statement
>...

And even this is only possible if permitted by copyright law.

E.g. German copyright law explicitely states that copyright is not
transferable except through inheritage. [1]

And German copyright law says that if you are granting exclusive usage
rights, you must get an appropriate payment. [2]

Often much might depend on which copyright law applies in a specific
case...

> - Ted

cu
Adrian

[1] http://bundesrecht.juris.de/urhg/__29.html
[2] http://bundesrecht.juris.de/urhg/__32.html

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