> And some complications of derivative works covered by the GPL: > http://www.law.washington.edu/lct/swp/Law/derivative.html For future googlers who may like to know, this URL from the above site: http://www.law.washington.edu/lct/swp/about.html Lists as a site contributor: Jane Winn, J.D. (Faculty Advisor) Professor of Law Shidler Center for Law and Technology University of Washington School of Law Who as stated is part of the Shindler Center: http://www.law.washington.edu/LCT/about/index.html Which states: --- The Shidler Center for Law, Commerce & Technology is named after Roger Shidler, one of the founding members of Shidler McBroom & Gates which later became the firm of Preston Gates & Ellis. He was a pioneer in the area of technology law and innovation. For more information on the history of the firm Roger Shidler helped found, please visit the Preston Gates & Ellis website. --- And I have been informed by a kind soul who was following this thread that -- Preston Gates mentioned above is Bill Gate's father. -- Draw your own conclusions. Sean