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Article #23093Re: GPL and NDAs
From: Isaac
Date: Tue, 01 Feb 2000 00:00
Date: Tue, 01 Feb 2000 00:00
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On Mon, 31 Jan 2000 15:34:35 -0800, Jeffrey B. Siegal <jbs@quiotix.com> wrote: > >It is unlikely that ownership of the machine makes much difference at all. It >is a distraction. Intellectual property is distinct from its physical >embodiment. > I think it highly unlikely that ownership of the machine makes no difference. Surely for example a TiVO owner has to be given or offered the sources for any inclded GPL'd code, but it seems unlikely that everyone who used the TiVO including someone you allowed to house-sit in your absence would have the same claim. Isaac
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