Re: R: Authorization for VirtualDubMod on magazine CD ROM

Luigi,

i am sorry but i cant believe this, not at all. A license contract like 
the GNU GPL license is valid EVERYWHERE on this planet, and it 
DEFINITELY IS already the written permission to publish software you are 
asking for. This has to be valid also in Italy, unless a written and 
signed contract is not a contract in Italy.

Please understand that in an average i get 5 - 10 inquiries from all 
around this planet, Japan, Korea, USA, France, etc. per month on all the 
projects i am admin for. Over time this gets very annoying, as the GNU 
GPL license is definitely handling the rights to distribute the software 
already, and very clearly, and in written form. This is simply wasting 
my time. I can only imagine that Avery Lee, the creator of the original 
Virtualdub, is sending a predefined answer to requests like this, if he 
sends one at all ... most inquiries ( he may get dozens ) most probably 
go directly into the trash .....

Regards

C. Wiesner
matroska project admin

Luigi Callegari schrieb:

>Thanks for the reply.
>
>Please note that here in Italy we have some severe regulations about
>software: we have to present a written permission (not a web page) about the
>software we include in our cd rom.
>
>If we don't follow this regulamentation we expose ourselves to severe
>penalities and legal problems.
>
>In Europe the same concept of rights about Open Source and Free Software are
>in discussion... :-(
>
>Best regards.
>
>  
>
>>-----Messaggio originale-----
>>Da: Christian HJ Wiesner [mailto:[email protected]]
>>Inviato: domenica 19 giugno 2005 15.09
>>Cc: Luigi Callegari; [email protected];
>>[email protected]; [email protected]
>>Oggetto: Re: Authorization for VirtualDubMod on magazine CD ROM
>>
>>
>>If you guys would ever understand what the GPL actually means, we
>>wouldnt have to answer the same and the same request over and over
>>again. The GNU GPL license clearly allows you to publish the program
>>wherever you want, if you provide links to the license text and the
>>sources, most easily done by simply linking to the project homepage of
>>sourceforge.net http://sf.net/projects/virtualdubmod , where both the
>>license and the sources can be found.
>>
>>Regards
>>
>>C. Wiesner
>>matroska project admin
>>http://www.matroska.org
>>
>>BTW : pls. consider this project to be discontinued, there havent been
>>any updates since more than a year and it doesnt look like there will be
>>any revitalisation ever
>>
>>Luigi Callegari schrieb:
>>
>>    
>>
>>>We are an Italian editorial group with 30 magazines distributed all
>>>over the Country and we'd like to put into cover-mount CD ROM of our
>>>magazine "ComputerBild Italia" (160,000 copies) your software:
>>>
>>>VirtualDubMod
>>>
>>>
>>>The software will be published on the CD in july 2005 without any
>>>modification and with the specification of its "Free" nature and your
>>>web site. The CD is a gift for the readers only and it is not sold
>>>without the magazine.
>>>
>>>Is it possible to have an authorisation? We are looking forward to
>>>your reply as soon as possible.
>>>
>>>Please, take note that we can't wait later than 20 June, because we
>>>have to plan the software for the CD within this week.
>>>
>>>Many thanks.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>Luigi Callegari
>>>
>>>[email protected]
>>>
>>>ComputerBild Italia
>>>
>>>Edizioni Master (http://www.edmaster.it)
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>      
>>>
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