[Foundation-l] Projects without >FDL1.2 migration clause

[Thomas Dalton]

On 07/04/2008, David Gerard <dgerard at gmail.com> wrote:
> On 07/04/2008, Guillaume Paumier <guillom.pom at gmail.com> wrote:
>  >  On Mon, Apr 7, 2008 at 8:26 AM, Milos Rancic <millosh at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>  >  >  According to my amateur knowledge of law, it seems that there are
>  >  >  serious problems with the clause "... or any later version..." in the
>  >  >  continental law system.
>
>  > Could you provide any reference about this?
>
>
>
> Indeed. I see this said a fair bit but not substantiation.
>
>  And remember the threat model:
>
>  "I am suing this person for violating my copyright."
>  "But I'm using it under this later version, as you specified was
>  allowable when you released it."
>  "But I didn't mean it! Judge, tell him!"

There are certain things the law doesn't allow you to agree to,
whether you mean it or not. If what people are saying about French law
is accurate, then it is something that needs to be given careful
consideration.