Re: Question About GNU General Public License

[Alexander Terekhov]

telford@xenon.triode.net.au wrote:
> 
> In gnu.misc.discuss Momchil Velikov <velco@fadata.bg> wrote:
> 
> > Or you can send me the disk.  Note that you can't copy the work to a
> > diskette and then send me the diskette, because you can't copy.
> 
> If I burn a CDROM containing GPL code (i.e. make a copy) and mail
> that CDROM (i.e. distribute a copy) then I am the distributer so
> I am bound by the GPL. 

17 USC 109 says that you're not bound as far as copyright law is
concerned. Read also

http://www.copyright.gov/reports/studies/dmca/reply/Reply008.pdf

regards,
alexander.