Re: GPLv3 comedy unfolding -- "Ephemeral Propagation"

[Alexander Terekhov]

Ephemeral Propagation

Some have expressed concern that our technical restrictions provisions 
would extend to such cases as the ordinary use of a walkup Internet 
kiosk. We do not believe ephemeral propagation of this sort should 
amount to “conveying” anywhere, and are confident that it is not 
conveying under United States copyright law. Nevertheless, we have 
sought in Draft 3 to satisfy such concerns by making clear that the 
requirement to provide Installation Information applies only in the 
case of conveying of object code that “occurs as part of a transaction 
in which the right of possession and use . . . is transferred to the 
recipient in perpetuity or for a fixed term.” The particular 
characterization of the transaction is immaterial; the requirements 
cover, for example, outright sales, long-term leases, and installment 
purchases of User Products.
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regards,
alexander.

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