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Re: Do I have claim to the source-code?
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Merijn de Weerd |
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Re: Do I have claim to the source-code? |
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Tue, 02 Jan 2007 18:45:51 +0100 |
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On 2007-01-01, John Hasler <john@dhh.gt.org> wrote:
> Ondrej Michalek writes:
>> Could you please help me? I have a Linux-running set-top-box at home.
>> It is not mine, I rent it for a nominal month fee from my IP-TV
>> provider (Telefónica O2, Czech Republic).
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>> Is my right to have the source-code?
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> Not if you do not own the copies of the binaries.
He does not own the hardware. But copyright-wise, rental is just
another act of distribution. So he has legally acquired a copy
of the binaries. Therefore he is entitled to a copy of the source.
Merijn
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