[LAD] how i think the gpl works under german jurisdiction

[Ralf Mardorf]

drew Roberts wrote:
> On Thursday 06 August 2009 20:34:37 Ralf Mardorf wrote:
>   
>> because of a similar copyright law
>> that someone from the list described and it seems to be the same for the
>> USA and nearly every country,
>>     
>
> If I understood what I have read in the past correctly and am remembering it 
> correctly, the FSF folks claim that in the US there is no contract involved, 
> there is just a pure license of copyright play. Also, iirc, this is important 
> to them as contracts are dealt with in state courts and injunctions would not 
> be available whereas copyright licensing is dealt with in federal courts and 
> injunctions are obtainable.

Yes and because of the copyright laws it seems to be, that e.g. in 
Germany and by federal US courts the GPL is legal force, because of the 
copyright holders, who are the people who make code GPL'd. In Germany 
there isn't the need even to add a "copyright" to the code or application.

Ralf