Re: Some licensing questions regarding celestia
Don Armstrong <don@donarmstrong.com> writes:
> If I was sold the work, sure. But most software isn't sold, it's
> leased or licensed.
Well, that doesn't really matter. Leased isn't an issue for free
software, and neither is a contractual arrangement.
> If what I did was ok, then you could trivially circumvent most (if not
> all) copyleft licenses, simply by purchasing a copy (downloading it
> from the original offerer), modifying the copy, compiling the copy,
> and selling the copy [commensurate with the destruction of your copy.]
I believe that the fact that you point out this is a circumvention
answers the question. Courts do not think that's fine.
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