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Re: Circumventing the GPL
From: |
Alexander Terekhov |
Subject: |
Re: Circumventing the GPL |
Date: |
Fri, 25 Jul 2008 17:33:54 +0200 |
John Hasler wrote:
>
> Tim Smith wrote:
> > The copies were pretty clearly made lawfully under GPL. I am clearly the
> > owner of the copies. So, why can't I take advantage of first sale and
> > sell them, without the need of copyright permission?
>
> Because you agreed not to sell them without source when you accepted the
> GPL which you did when you made the copies.
Ahhh. But don't you know that the GPL is not a contract (agreement) in
the GNU Republic, uncle Hasler? :-)
Anyway, how does a breach of that promise/obligation could possibly
violate copyright law given 17 USC 109?
regards,
alexander.
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