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KaVir · 06-23-2009, 04:44 AM

We've discussed this before, and it's not as simple as either of you (Samson or Locke) appear to make out. A bare licence can be revoked at will, but a contractual licence, or a licence coupled with an interest, cannot. Even lawyers disagree on whether or not open source licences (such as the GPL) are bare licences, so I don't think we're likely to reach any consensus about the NiMUD licence.

The issue is further complicated by the fact that the software in question appears to be a joint authorship, but we don't know whether it was one or both authors who issued the original licence, nor to whom the other author's rights were transferred when he died.

There just isn't enough information or legal precedent to give a clear answer. We can only speculate.

06-23-2009, 04:44 AM	#42
KaVir Legend Join Date: Apr 2002 Name: Richard Home MUD: God Wars II Posts: 2,052	Re: Compliance reminder if your MUD uses OLC We've discussed this before, and it's not as simple as either of you (Samson or Locke) appear to make out. A bare licence can be revoked at will, but a contractual licence, or a licence coupled with an interest, cannot. Even lawyers disagree on whether or not open source licences (such as the GPL) are bare licences, so I don't think we're likely to reach any consensus about the NiMUD licence. The issue is further complicated by the fact that the software in question appears to be a joint authorship, but we don't know whether it was one or both authors who issued the original licence, nor to whom the other author's rights were transferred when he died. There just isn't enough information or legal precedent to give a clear answer. We can only speculate.