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[News] The GPLv3 'Novellization' Clause

A Novellization clause for the next GPL

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| Forget about Tivoization. How about adding a clause to the next
| version of the GPL that counters Novellization? The clause would say
| (in proper legalese), that if any code infringes on intellectual
| property or patents held by third parties, and the third parties take
| legal action, the contributors of the offending code assume 100%
| liability. In short, if Novell injects Microsoft IP into open source
| and Microsoft wants to sue, it must sue Novell and nobody else,
| because Novell assumes liability under this new license. This would
| render any "promise not to sue the end customer" agreement with
| Novell meaningless.
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http://www.linuxjournal.com/node/1000131

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