Gregory's Server"If someone steals a CD containing a version of a GPL-covered program, does the GPL give the thief the right to redistribute that version?" The answer is somewhat complicated. Read the full answer at https://u.fsf.org/3kv
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"If someone steals a CD containing a version of a GPL-covered program, does the GPL give the thief the right to redistribute that version?" The answer is somewhat complicated. Read the full answer at https://u.fsf.org/3kv 1 comment
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@fsf Interesting question.
I would think based my understanding, that a license is an agreement between two parties. If someone steals a CD, that would mean that regardless what the "LICENSE" file on that CD says, there was no license agreement between the parties in a legal sense.
And in that regard, the thief would have no right to do anything that the license agreement enables.
Is my assessment wrong?
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@fsf Interesting question.
I would think based my understanding, that a license is an agreement between two parties. If someone steals a CD, that would mean that regardless what the "LICENSE" file on that CD says, there was no license agreement between the parties in a legal sense.
And in that regard, the thief would have no right to do anything that the license agreement enables.