Assuming that it's possible at all to declare the WTFPL invalid (why would it be?) - he can re-licence the program to a licence giving everyone exactly the same rights. It is allowed by WTFPL.
Yes. And if the new copyright owner Eve declares the original license invalid, Bob won't be able to re-licence (or even use the program any longer). Also Alice and Eve could be the same person who just changed her mind.
I don't think that's true. Eve can change the licence on her work. That doesn't affect any copy that Bob obtained beforehand. You cannot change the licence in a way that affects things already released - otherwise you'd be able to release something under BSD and after a year say "I'm changing the terms, new licence requires everyone to pay me X, even if you obtained the software on BSD terms".
Can’t you change the wording? It’s inappropriate / childish /
not corporate-compliant.
What the fuck is not clear in “DO WHAT THE FUCK YOU
WANT TO”? If you do not like the license terms, just
relicense the work under another license.
Yes, you can't normally do this --- as long as the license is valid. That's why you may need to defend it in court. (Eve may want the court to decide that the license never gave the right in the first place.)
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Assuming that it's possible at all to declare the WTFPL invalid (why would it be?) - he can re-licence the program to a licence giving everyone exactly the same rights. It is allowed by WTFPL.
Bob is not the copyright owner. He can't re-licence it to anything.
What he can do is re-license a right to use the program, under terms specified by the copyright owner.
I've attached extra meaning to c vs s in the word licence, but the definition you used is not the same as parent.
Yes. And if the new copyright owner Eve declares the original license invalid, Bob won't be able to re-licence (or even use the program any longer). Also Alice and Eve could be the same person who just changed her mind.
I don't think that's true. Eve can change the licence on her work. That doesn't affect any copy that Bob obtained beforehand. You cannot change the licence in a way that affects things already released - otherwise you'd be able to release something under BSD and after a year say "I'm changing the terms, new licence requires everyone to pay me X, even if you obtained the software on BSD terms".
Referring to the WTFPL author (http://sam.zoy.org/wtfpl/):
Yes, you can't normally do this --- as long as the license is valid. That's why you may need to defend it in court. (Eve may want the court to decide that the license never gave the right in the first place.)