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On Wed, 2006-06-21 at 20:23 +0200, Dmitry A. Kazakov wrote:


>  But the question is, let
> Markus correct me, whether the COPYING _as distributed by the author_ is a
> proof in the court. For example, may the author withdraw authentic COPYING.

This might shift the question to what distribution means and implies.
I think that usually the law is about contracts. There are culturally
different ways of establishing a contract, there is good
faith etc., but these are legal matters ... IANAL