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From: Milly Bitcoin <milly@bitcoins.info>
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Subject: Re: [bitcoin-dev] Open Block Chain Licence, BIP[xxxx] Draft
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> We considered whether data existing before a licence change would be
> covered, but we hadn't factored the potential need for gaining
> permissions for a change to be considered effective.
>
> We have proposed that miners be the main beneficiaries of licensing and
> there is a consideration on whether they should vote to adopt the new
> terms. While not the preferred route, that would overcome any issues to
> what is an otherwise honest 'error and omission.' There doesn't seem to
> be anyone who could claim to have suffered any economic losses so this
> may not be an issue. It merits further investigation.

Like I said, you need to talk to a lawyer.  What exactly would be the 
purpose of any license?  How can someone be a "beneficiary" to a license 
when you can't even explain who holds the license to begin with?  How do 
they "benefit?"  I don't see any purpose to putting a license on the 
Core software or the blockchain because nobody can explain who actually 
holds the license and there is no mechanism to enforce any license and 
there is no revenue to be shared.  The whole discussion makes no sense.

Russ