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Bradley Kuhn (bkuhn) - 10 years ago 2014-03-21 16:54:30
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@@ -128,12 +128,15 @@ software.\footnote{This document addresses compliance with GPLv2,
 
Political discussion about the GPL often centers around the ``copyleft''
 
requirements of the license.  Indeed, the license was designed primarily
 
to embody this licensing feature.  Most companies adding non-trivial
 
features (beyond mere porting and bug-fixing) to GPL'd software, and
 
thereby implicating these requirements, are already well aware of their
 
more complex obligations under the license.\footnote{There has been much legal
 
features (beyond mere porting and bug-fixing) to GPL'd software (and
 
thereby invoking these requirements) are already well aware of their
 
more complex obligations under the license.\footnote{While, there has been much legal
 
  discussion regarding copyleft and derivative works.  In practical
 
  reality, this issue is not relevant to the vast majority of companies
 
  distributing GPL'd software.}
 
  distributing GPL'd software.  Those interested in this issue should study
 
  \tutorialpartsplit{\texit{Detailed Analysis of the GNU GPL and Related
 
      Licenses}'s Section on derivative works}{\S~\ref{derivative-works} of
 
    this tutorial}.}
 

	
 
However, in our experience with GPL enforcement, few redistributors'
 
compliance challenges relate directly to the copyleft provisions; this is
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@@ -1113,6 +1113,7 @@ on making a profit from Free Software redistribution.)
 
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\chapter{Derivative Works: Statute and Case Law}
 
\label{derivative-works}
 

	
 
We digress for this chapter from our discussion of GPL's exact text to
 
consider the matter of derivative works --- a concept that we must
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