I.R.Maturana wrote:
> Your answer implies that a contract may override the
> licensee's rights on a derivative work.
That's exactly what I meant. I can license you to create a Spanish translation of my book but not a German one. I can license you to obtain my specific approval of quality before you distribute your derivative works (although my approval cannot be withheld for arbitrary and capricious reasons).
In open source licenses, licensees get unlimited rights to create derivative works. But even in such licenses, we set conditions on source code availability and other things that are enforceable under the license.
> Is there any reference, even in US Code law, stating that a
> license may restrict the rights of licensees ?
Take a look at Bowers v. Baystate, one of many cases that holds that licenses can restrict the rights of licensees.
/Larry Rosen Received on Fri Aug 29 2003 - 23:25:43 GMT
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