[Bglug] Truecrypt license .... oops

Andrew Howlett andrew at howlett.net
Thu Jul 13 14:51:03 EDT 2017


followed up with a bit of reading on why truecrypt spin-offs (eg veracrypt) may be in legal never-neverland

here's an important excerpt from the truecrypt license:

NOTHING IN THIS LICENSE SHALL IMPLY OR BE CONSTRUED AS A PROMISE, OBLIGATION, OR COVENANT NOT TO SUE FOR COPYRIGHT OR TRADEMARK INFRINGEMENT.

huh?

redhat's legal team points out that this means that you could comply with every term in the license but truecrypt's creators reserve the right to sue you anyway.

this is a great time to mention the license generator at Creative Commons:

https://creativecommons.org/choose/

later,

andrew






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