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Article #74300Re: New GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE - Version 2, June 1991
From: Sean Casey
Date: Wed, 05 Jun 1991 12:51
Date: Wed, 05 Jun 1991 12:51
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I'm no lawyer, but could someone show me the relevant laws that grant copyright holders the right to forbid people to modify works? The "Thou shalt not modify without permission" part of the GPL seems a bit strong. It seems to imply I'm not allowed to hack on a program to make it work on my system. Unless I accept all the terms of the copyright, that is. As I understand copyright law, it governs copying, not use. Modifying seems a use rather than copying issue. Are there precedents for this? Will the FSF sue me if I edit the code or run it through "expand"? If not, then why the "modifying" clause? Sean -- ** Sean Casey <sean@s.ms.uky.edu>
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X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 1025b4,b130f716f4ff6431,start X-Google-Attributes: gid1025b4,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 1991-06-05 08:22:47 PST Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!gmdzi!unido!mcsun!uunet!wuarchive!rex!ukma!sean From: sean@ms.uky.edu (Sean Casey) Newsgroups: gnu.misc.discuss Subject: Re: New GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE - Version 2, June 1991 Message-ID: <1991Jun5.125159.5561@ms.uky.edu> Date: 5 Jun 91 12:51:59 GMT References: <9106030123.AA02489@pop-tarts> Organization: The Leaning Tower of Patterson Office @ The Univ. of KY Lines: 18