Yeah, we're not very far into this case from my understanding. Might want to wait to see if it gets appealed and whether the court of appeals even addresses that question.
That said, aside from the occasional FUD, I don't think many people have doubts about the GPL holding up.
>> That said, aside from the occasional FUD, I don't think many people have doubts about the GPL holding up.
The GPL is more important in what it does rather than what it IS. It doesn't seem to matter whether it's a license or a contract, what matters is that someone who violates its terms have nothing to fall back on to defend their copyright violation. I think calling it a contract is actually a bad thing because breach of contract may result in compensation far less than todays penalties for copyright infringement.
That said, aside from the occasional FUD, I don't think many people have doubts about the GPL holding up.