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Re: Circumventing the GPL
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David Kastrup |
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Re: Circumventing the GPL |
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Tue, 22 Jul 2008 21:18:47 +0200 |
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Hyman Rosen <hyrosen@mail.com> writes:
> It occurs to me that in the U.S. there is a relatively easy
> way to circumvent the requirement of giving away source code
> for GPLed software.
>
> Company A prepares a work derived from GPL-licensed code.
> Company B purchases copies of this work from Company A.
> For each copy purchased, Company A sends Company B two disks,
> one with the binaries and one with the sources. Company A has
> thus completely discharged its duties under the GPL. Then
> Company B turns around resells only the binary disks to its
> customers, but not the source. Company B is allowed to do this
> under the First Sale Doctrine, and therefore does not need a
> license to resell the software. The customers of Company B
> have no one from whom they can demand source code, and thus the
> GPL is circumvented.
Where is the point in throwing away valuable material? Where is the
point in paying A for copying source and binaries _AND_ then make you
unable to do copies yourself?
I mean, it's like circumventing robbery laws by withdrawing money from
your own bank account pointing your gun on an ATM all the while.
--
David Kastrup, Kriemhildstr. 15, 44793 Bochum
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- Re: Circumventing the GPL, Alexander Terekhov, 2008/07/23
- Re: Circumventing the GPL, Hyman Rosen, 2008/07/23
- Re: Circumventing the GPL, Alexander Terekhov, 2008/07/23
- Re: Circumventing the GPL, Hyman Rosen, 2008/07/23
- Re: Circumventing the GPL, Alexander Terekhov, 2008/07/23
- Re: Circumventing the GPL, Hyman Rosen, 2008/07/23
- Re: Circumventing the GPL, Alexander Terekhov, 2008/07/23
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- Re: Circumventing the GPL, David Kastrup, 2008/07/22
- Re: Circumventing the GPL, Hyman Rosen, 2008/07/22
- Re: Circumventing the GPL, David Kastrup, 2008/07/22
- Re: Circumventing the GPL, Hyman Rosen, 2008/07/22
- Re: Circumventing the GPL, David Kastrup, 2008/07/22
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