author of ATSC capture + edit tool revokes GPL 1
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Date: 2008-01-11 14:45
Subject: PUBLIC NOTICE: atscap and pchdtvr GPL revoked
I have revoked the licensing under the GNU General Public License (herein after referred to as "the GPL") for the atscap version 1.1 codebase, all prior versions of the atscap codebase and all the various release candidates of the atscap codebase.
I have also revoked the licensing under the GPL for the pchdtvr version 1.0 codebase, all prior versions of the pchdtvr codebase and all release candidates of the pchdtvr codebase, including all of the various interim pchdtvr versions after version 1.0 and before the name was changed to atscap.
Unfortunately for the author, for code that is already distributed, this can not be done:
Note from the FSF's FAQ re the GPL:
http://www.fsf.org/licensing/licenses/gpl-faq.html#CanDeveloperThirdParty
Can the developer of a program who distributed it under the GPL later license it to another party for exclusive use?
No, because the public already has the right to use the program under the GPL, and this right cannot be withdrawn."
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Date: 2008-01-11 14:45
Subject: PUBLIC NOTICE: atscap and pchdtvr GPL revoked
I have revoked the licensing under the GNU General Public License (herein after referred to as "the GPL") for the atscap version 1.1 codebase, all prior versions of the atscap codebase and all the various release candidates of the atscap codebase.
I have also revoked the licensing under the GPL for the pchdtvr version 1.0 codebase, all prior versions of the pchdtvr codebase and all release candidates of the pchdtvr codebase, including all of the various interim pchdtvr versions after version 1.0 and before the name was changed to atscap.
Unfortunately for the author, for code that is already distributed, this can not be done:
Note from the FSF's FAQ re the GPL:
http://www.fsf.org/licensing/licenses/gpl-faq.html#CanDeveloperThirdParty
Can the developer of a program who distributed it under the GPL later license it to another party for exclusive use?
No, because the public already has the right to use the program under the GPL, and this right cannot be withdrawn."
How sure are we? (Score:2)
Just because the FSF says so, doesn't automatically make it so. In this case, I've seen claims floating around (no, I don't have a link handy at the minute) that the irrevocableness may not be binding because the recipient doesn't give anything up to get it ("lack of considerat