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From: Marius Amado Alves <amado.alves@netcabo.pt>
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Subject: Re: Isnt Gnat irrelevant ? ( was Re: Will the World ever
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Date: 2005-01-14T23:06:43+00:00

Ludovic Brenta wrote:
> Marius Amado Alves writes:
> 
>>>... the author must receive some measurable sort of compensation,
>>>lest the contract be null and void.
>>
>>If this is true then the contract you sign with ACT for the academic
>>package is null because you don't give them anything back. What
>>happens next I'm not sure. Probably your copy of the software and
>>all copies made thereof must be destroyed. Insane.
> 
> It depends.  Does the contract restrict you in any way?

I thought that had been established. Yes, the contract restricts use for 
academic purposes only.

> IANAL, but my understanding is that,
> without compensation, the contract is void but the license (here the
> GPL) still applies.

IANAL either, but usually when a contract is anulled the state of 
affairs previous to the contract must be restored. In this case the 
previous state is no copies distributed. The license becomes irrelevant.