[ale] License agreement for Linux based commercial systems..

[Robert Reese]

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On 4/2/2008 at 1:09 PM Mike Harrison wrote:

>> You have "legal guys," yet you want *us* to give examples to *them*?  Suggest 
>> you get legal guys who actually have experience in crafting EULAs.
>
>They do. In the typical 'Microsoft-ish licensing world'
>(http://www.millermartin.com are the lawyers)
>
>We are trying to give them so examples that work better in the Linux/FOSS 
>world for something that is -almost- a work for hire.. but not, 'cause 
>we'll hopefully sell a couple more copies.
>
>I'm looking for a GOOD license for this world. Anyone seen one, read one 
>that works well?
>
>http://www.opensource.org/licenses  is good reading for FOSS,
>
>but nothing seems to be useful for getting paid for some work as well
>and as it's very specific work, we can't have it completely:
>"free for distribution".


Hi Mike,

Let me start with IANAL.  That said, I think you might be out of luck due to the licensing you are required to abide by.  My recommendation is to find a *REAL* I.P. attorney and let them advise you as to your rights and obligations under the licensing you agreed to when you created the system.  It's possible you won't get to be able to do what you want without scrapping a good portion of it and starting over with a product that offers you the ability to license the system as you see fit.

Look up copyright and/or patent attorneys and ask if they handle this type of case.  But you really, really, REALLY need to know where YOU stand before trying to get a license to fit what you have created.

Cheers,
Robert~

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