David Kastrup wrote: > > Alexander Terekhov <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > Fung wrote: > >> > >> I am currently doing some research on open source licences and > >> while reading the GPL licence the following question arose: > >> Distributing a derivative work combined from software licensed > >> under [whatever] > > > > Combining software doesn't create a derivative work under copyright > > law. If anything, it creates a compilation, not a derivative work. > > Nonsense. "compilation" in copyright law and "compilation" in > computing are completely different things.
Hey retard, I meant compilation as in copyright law. Once you've got a lawfully made copy of a "computer program" (a set of instructions... see the definition) in source code form, you can reproduce it in object code form (as an additional copy per 17 USC 117) using compilation process (as in computing), link it together with other stuff and run. It has nothing to do with "fair use". Furthermore, 17 USC 117 entitles the owner of a lawfully made copy (source code see above) to distribute additional copies (in object code form see above) "along with the copy from which such copies were prepared". regards, alexander. _______________________________________________ Gnu-misc-discuss mailing list Gnu-misc-discuss@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/gnu-misc-discuss