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Also tricky.
I'm glad the statement in the article was a mistake, though I know that one section of a legal document can change the plain meaning of another section.

Part of your quote is significant:

This patent license is nonexclusive, royalty-free and worldwide, and covers all patent claims you control or have the right to sublicense, at the time you distribute the covered work or in the future, that would be infringed or violated by the covered work or any reasonably contemplated use of the covered work.

When I read "all patent claims you ... have the right to sublicense", I wonder if that means the code author has to be sure that the terms of the sublicense are ahm... suitable, and do not change to be unsuitable in the future. And "reasonably contemplated use" is another potential pitfall, requiring the code author to make some prescient guesses.

Given the number of licenses and the possibility of changes and all the waus code can be used, I wonder how much legal expertise will be required of someone whose interest is in writing code.
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New Linux license takes aim at DRM and Hollywood  Loverock Davidson | 01/18/06
Rockhead, "tongue in cheek" is NOT the same ...  Judas I. | 01/18/06
You realize of course that...  #_z | 01/18/06
Linus will just use the existing GPL...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 01/18/06
Liar! Oh...the "L" word. Or wait...that's "Loverock"!  techboy_z | 01/18/06
Why the insults? Can think of a real comment?  No_Ax_to_Grind | 01/18/06
You realize....  Shelendrea | 01/18/06
Isn't that sad???  No_Ax_to_Grind | 01/19/06
In order to be worthy of a REAL comment ...  Judas I. | 01/19/06
He is what he is.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 01/19/06
true  Shelendrea | 01/19/06
Oh, now THAT'S rich.  Judas I. | 01/19/06
Knock it off  Shelendrea | 01/19/06
You must be new around here.  Judas I. | 01/19/06
Oh this is getting good  Shelendrea | 01/19/06
Yep, gittin' really good, we're makin' progress, Shelendrea.  Judas I. | 01/19/06
Trouble is, DRM has good uses  A.Sinic | 01/20/06
Good uses?  jgoecks@... | 01/20/06
No, Linus said that...  Tony Agudo | 01/18/06
An odd statement.  Anton Philidor | 01/18/06
RE:  Edward Meyers | 01/18/06
Also tricky.  Anton Philidor | 01/18/06
A Good Chunk  Edward Meyers | 01/18/06
It Apears to be Aimed More At  Edward Meyers | 01/18/06
Another 10 year block of our lives...  John Le'Brecage | 01/19/06
DRM in the studio...  A.Sinic | 01/20/06
Funny how none of those security measures  mustangj36@... | 01/21/06
DRM and GPL3  hipparchus2001 | 01/18/06
Then it wouldn't be DRM anymore  Tony Agudo | 01/18/06
remote DRM?  __howard__ | 01/18/06
Does Hollywood have to abandon Linux...  Anton Philidor | 01/18/06
Mr Stallman v. Mr Gates/Ballmer  mdsmedia | 01/19/06
DRM (actually TPM) and GPL3  krehbiel | 01/19/06
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This article is 100% FUD  krehbiel | 01/19/06
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Change to Windows I suppose.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 01/19/06
If it came down to it  Loverock Davidson | 01/19/06
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Hmm...  thetargos | 01/19/06
Bad headline  John L. Ries | 01/19/06
So much nothing chat about a license to use Copyrighted works.  B.O.F.H. | 01/19/06
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GPL or any future version...  krehbiel | 01/19/06
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Yes!  TimeBomb | 01/19/06
Thanks!  Tony Agudo | 01/20/06
GREAT post Rafterman wink  btljooz | 01/20/06
I'm not a Windows user but...  Tony Agudo | 01/21/06
You have a point, but...  Physco Dude | 01/19/06
Sell what? The song is not the product, a ticket to a show is a product!!!  xunil skcor | 01/19/06
huh?????  Shelendrea | 01/19/06
Legally, you're probably not "buying" the song  __howard__ | 01/19/06
Your not buying the song or any "license" either.  xunil skcor | 01/20/06
Nor give it away ...  __howard__ | 01/24/06
so.............  Shelendrea | 01/19/06
iTunes  TimeBomb | 01/19/06
It really isn't a bad thing. Just FUD on overtime.  osreinstall | 01/21/06
People! GPL software does not mean you have to run GPL sofwatre on it....  Physco Dude | 01/19/06
GO Stallman!!! This is great news for open software!!!  xunil skcor | 01/19/06
Obutterball  Shelendrea | 01/19/06
Perfect sense to me, Shelendrea.  Judas I. | 01/19/06
Uncle Uncle!  Shelendrea | 01/19/06
Just ignore DRM  Mectron | 01/20/06
DRM is not just for Movies and Music  A.Sinic | 01/20/06
RE: DRM is not just for Movies and Music by A.Sinic  btljooz | 01/20/06
RE: Just ignore DRM by Mectron  btljooz | 01/20/06
GOOD!!!!  btljooz | 01/20/06

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