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Re: GPL and other licences
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Rui Miguel Silva Seabra |
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Re: GPL and other licences |
Date: |
Sun, 05 Feb 2006 02:57:12 +0000 |
On Sun, 2006-02-05 at 03:27 +0100, Alfred M. Szmidt wrote:
> > If I give you a copy, it is distribution. The whole concept of
> > internal `use' is bogus. I can claim that the whole world is
> > internal for my use, and then simply refuse to release the source
> > to anyone, since it is `internal use', if one would follow your
> > thread.
>
> Yes, Alfred, but a company is _one_ entity. If that company gives a
> copy to a worker for _his_ private use then that would be
> distribution.
>
> The world is one entity.
Not legally.
> Sad, but not recognized as distribution. That's why you have to
> "agree" with the common proprietary licenses. They add restrictions
> like "you can only install on one computer, or else no license".
>
> But according to David (and yourself?) the license does not apply in
> this entity, so such restrictions are not relevant. This is simply
> not true.
Of course it's not true. What happens is that those licenses add
restrictions upon copyright. That's one of the reasons you have to
agree: they add restrictions on what you can do as if in a contract (and
thus many confuse copyright licenses with contracts, unfortunately).
Rui
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