Which License Should I Use?

[Steven D'Aprano]

On Tue, 29 Nov 2005 22:04:50 -0800, Paul Rubin wrote:

>> Please note that merely putting the code under a GPL or other OSS licence
>> is NOT sufficient -- they must agree to let you DISTRIBUTE the code.
> 
> If it's under the GPL, they're not allowed to prevent you from
> distributing it, if you have a copy.

Only if the copy is licenced to you by the copyright owner under the GPL
in the first place. You can't just take source code you have no rights to,
or some other set of rights, stick the GPL on it without the copyright
owner's permission, and then legally distribute it.


-- 
Steven.