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Bradley Kuhn (bkuhn) - 10 years ago 2014-03-20 12:43:40
bkuhn@ebb.org
Move this text around to the right place before rewriting it.
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@@ -2549,6 +2549,30 @@ requirements.  Specifically, GPLv3~\S2\P2 guarantees the basic freedoms of
 
privately modifying and running the program.
 

	
 
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GPLv3 now gives an explicit permission for a client to provide a copy of
 
its modified software to a contractor exclusively for that contractor to
 
modify it further, or run it, on behalf of the client.  However, the
 
client can only exercise this control over its own copyrighted changes
 
to the GPL-covered program.  The parts of the program it obtained from
 
other contributors must be provided to the contractor with the usual GPL
 
freedoms.
 

	
 
This permission is stated in section 2.  It permits a user to convey
 
covered works to contractors operating exclusively on the user's behalf,
 
under the user's direction and control, and to require the contractors
 
to keep the user's copyrighted changes confidential, but only if the
 
contractor is limited to acting on the user's behalf, just as the user's
 
employees would have to act.
 

	
 
The strict conditions in this provision are needed so that it cannot be
 
twisted to fit other activities, such as making a program available to
 
users or customers.  By making the limits on this provision very narrow,
 
we ensure that in all other cases the contractor gets the full freedoms
 
of the GPL.
 

	
 
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The explicit prohibition of sublicensing ensures that enforcement of the GPL
 
is always by the copyright holder.  Usually, sublicensing is regarded as a
 
practical convenience or necessity for the licensee, to avoid having to
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@@ -2633,26 +2657,6 @@ activities is not clear and may depend on variations in copyright law.
 
The practices seem basically harmless, so we have decided to make it
 
clear they are permitted.
 

	
 
GPLv3 now gives an explicit permission for a client to provide a copy of
 
its modified software to a contractor exclusively for that contractor to
 
modify it further, or run it, on behalf of the client.  However, the
 
client can only exercise this control over its own copyrighted changes
 
to the GPL-covered program.  The parts of the program it obtained from
 
other contributors must be provided to the contractor with the usual GPL
 
freedoms.
 

	
 
This permission is stated in section 2.  It permits a user to convey
 
covered works to contractors operating exclusively on the user's behalf,
 
under the user's direction and control, and to require the contractors
 
to keep the user's copyrighted changes confidential, but only if the
 
contractor is limited to acting on the user's behalf, just as the user's
 
employees would have to act.
 

	
 
The strict conditions in this provision are needed so that it cannot be
 
twisted to fit other activities, such as making a program available to
 
users or customers.  By making the limits on this provision very narrow,
 
we ensure that in all other cases the contractor gets the full freedoms
 
of the GPL.
 

	
 
\section{GPLv3~\S3: What Hath DMCA Wrought}
 
\label{GPLv3s3}
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