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Emacs FAQ entry "What is the real legal meaning of the GNU copyleft?" still relevant?

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Message #23 received at 50446 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Richard Stallman <rms <at> gnu.org>
To: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>
Cc: 50446 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, stefan <at> marxist.se
Subject: Re: bug#50446: Emacs FAQ entry "What is the real legal meaning of the
 GNU copyleft?" still relevant?
Date: Wed, 08 Sep 2021 23:07:22 -0400

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  > > Is the below entry in the Emacs FAQ still relevant?  These days, we
  > > have had several copyright infringement case involving the GPL.  Could
  > > we just delete the entry in the FAQ?

  > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_source_license_litigation

  > and I didn't see any judgements on GPL'd software?  Just settlements
  > (and judgements on other licenses, like the Artistic License).

It may not be "obsolete" but it should be replaced to refer people to
what we publish about the GPL in https://gnu.org/licenses/.


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