From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.0 (2014-02-07) on aws-us-west-2-korg-lkml-1.web.codeaurora.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-0.9 required=3.0 tests=DKIM_SIGNED,DKIM_VALID, DKIM_VALID_AU,HEADER_FROM_DIFFERENT_DOMAINS,MAILING_LIST_MULTI,SPF_PASS autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.0 Received: from mail.kernel.org (mail.kernel.org [198.145.29.99]) by smtp.lore.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id EABC2C43441 for ; Thu, 11 Oct 2018 00:46:42 +0000 (UTC) Received: from vger.kernel.org (vger.kernel.org [209.132.180.67]) by mail.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3AEE820865 for ; Thu, 11 Oct 2018 00:46:42 +0000 (UTC) Authentication-Results: mail.kernel.org; dkim=pass (2048-bit key) header.d=redchan.it header.i=@redchan.it header.b="CWucRMPi" DMARC-Filter: OpenDMARC Filter v1.3.2 mail.kernel.org 3AEE820865 Authentication-Results: mail.kernel.org; dmarc=none (p=none dis=none) header.from=redchan.it Authentication-Results: mail.kernel.org; spf=none smtp.mailfrom=linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1726890AbeJKILW (ORCPT ); Thu, 11 Oct 2018 04:11:22 -0400 Received: from cock.li ([185.100.85.212]:43194 "EHLO cock.li" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1726016AbeJKILV (ORCPT ); Thu, 11 Oct 2018 04:11:21 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/simple; d=redchan.it; s=mail; t=1539218798; bh=Fw2v6hrzuIuI9bc1oZskcmEhOFl+Hwh/mjLrMWBDnTU=; h=Date:From:To:Subject:From; b=CWucRMPixRLFF9+OFjD4v6Vczl8NfeDVG28Eg5O9EzTIHWMVw0iMZFWfGwL97tS7k wh7o6C1lIihM5nwHwGYVW5gITdCk47KKmAinx8ZzG9wwYSH+tULicahODawHFwEHoK 8wn1J7oNlIwHC0s8Mi6nfxWaZjoXiXJmhS6ENDQgElq4Htw4coS5DUobzSVPyrQL2U QqZEwk19Ptj5ojfVeNY3H5ayaPF1lT+Skf2FlsivCOIoWm8SEZP5wK0npLy1n8gCt8 3+C/XJVt+E8Y+2rxuVd1xCDBM2i6lPO3bFLX6LqjFqJLOlcapUjWtjMxJq1Hoo4s/l nciiU6ArlJuAA== Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Date: Thu, 11 Oct 2018 00:46:38 +0000 From: missingterms@redchan.it To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, Dng@lists.dyne.org Subject: Re: On holy wars, and a plea for peace Message-ID: X-Sender: missingterms@redchan.it User-Agent: Roundcube Webmail/1.3.6 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org Precedence: bulk List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Three avenues to rescind GPLv2 property. RAP strategy added. Here's a case in NY where a Software distributor agreement violated New York's Rule Against Perpetuities McAllister Software Systems, Inc. v. Henry Schein, Inc., No. 06-0093, 2008 WL 922328 (E.D. Mo. April 2, 2008) So we see that atleast one court in an important* jurisdiction is applying the RAP with regards to intellectual property. So: Attack 1: license rescission under property law (non-exclusive gratuity for which no consideration was given, and no utterances to irrevokability by grantor vis-a-vis licensee uttered, thus can be rescinded at will). Attack 2: license rescission citing no term-of-years, thus at-will licensing (until the parties no-longer agree). (This one works in the UK) Jurisdictional attack: if defendant claims license is perpetual [Or you could simply use it as an alternative argument from the get-go] Attack 2b: license is a nullity (void from it's inception) due to RAP. *(Wallstreet is in NY. I wonder if they use and/or modify linux kernel for anything?)