[Gllug] Escrows - Hypothetical GPL questions

[Mark Preston]

 On Mon, 8 Oct 2001 17:10:47 +0100 
Rev Simon Rumble <simon at rumble.net> wrote:-
>"In fact, you'll find that many companies when they do base their
>business on a particular piece of software insist that the source be
>placed in escrow for the possibility that the vendor goes broke."

I would like to know what actually happens in such cases. e.g. how long
does it normally take for the source code to be released after the software 
provider goes bankrupt? What are the rights of the company(s) who 
receive the source code - can they modify it for their own use, or are 
they restricted in any way? Could they release it as GPL, or could they
develop it commercially? Does it depend on the terms of the source code
escrow itself, or perhaps the lawyers' abilities? 

-- 
Regards from Mark Preston


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