Re: The worst that can happen to GPLed code

[Martin Dickopp]

Alexander Terekhov <terekhov@web.de> writes:

> Martin Dickopp wrote:
>
>> none of the copies was sold to you.
>
> It's available for free.

My point exactly.  It's not sold, therefore the first sale doctrine
doesn't apply.

Of course, there are indeed entities which sell copies of FSF software
(with permission from the copyright holder).  If you buy such a copy,
first sale does give you the right to redistribute it in unmodified
form.  If you buy ten copies (i.e. you pay ten times), first sale does
give you the right to redistribute all ten copies in unmodified form.

Martin