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Re: GPL confusion
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Martin Dickopp |
Subject: |
Re: GPL confusion |
Date: |
Sat, 22 May 2004 18:07:07 +0200 |
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Alexander Terekhov <terekhov@web.de> writes:
> yeah@nothanks.com wrote:
> [...]
>> Suppose I want to use MySQL as a database under MySQL AP's GPL option.
>> Does merely using it as a database invoke the GPL requirement on my
>> Widget Tracker app?
>
> No.
>
> Copyright protects software as literacy works. Things like "in order
> to operate"/"whole program"/etc are completely irrelevant. External
> elements (stuff from headers and alike) are filtered out by the AFC
> test when trying to determine whether there is copyright infringement.
As is well known, you like quoting very much. Here's your chance to
quote something useful: Could you please quote a few court cases where
the courts have indeed decided in this sense? Preferredly from the
OP's jurisdiction, as that would be most useful to him.
Martin
- Re: GPL confusion, (continued)
- Re: GPL confusion, Alexander Terekhov, 2004/05/22
- Re: GPL confusion,
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