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On 28/12/18 21:49, R0b0t1 wrote: |
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> As I am sure you are aware, under US law there is no contract if both |
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> sides have not provided consideration. This leaves us in the strange |
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> place of gratis licenses being suggestions. |
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Please note (and this is apparently settled case law in the US) |
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consideration != money. |
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The licensOR benefits by gaining access to other works (in particular, |
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if I modify a GPL'd work my consideration is access to the work I |
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modified), therefore as soon as two copyright holders are involved, both |
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are deemed to have received consideration in the form of the other |
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person's work. |
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And if the law said "consideration must be money", how would the barter |
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economy work? |
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Cheers, |
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Wol |
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