Tim Smith wrote: [...] > 1. Party A makes a GPL'ed program available, on two CDs. One has the > program in binary form, and one has the source. > > 2. Party B obtains these CDs, and having no interest in the source code, > gives the source CD away, or perhaps discards it. > > 3. Later, Party B no longer has a use for the program, so deletes all > copies they have made of the binary CD, and then puts the binary CD up > for sale.
Person B doesn't really have to delete "all copies they have made of the binary CD" as long as those copies fall under 17 USC 117 -- they can be transfered along with the binary CD under 17 USC 117. Consolidated know-how on escaping the GPL under 17 USC 109 and 117 can be found in "Distributing GPL software" thread on debian-legal. http://lists.debian.org/debian-legal/2006/01/msg00163.html http://lists.debian.org/debian-legal/2006/01/msg00166.html http://lists.debian.org/debian-legal/2006/01/msg00174.html and etc. (read the entire thread). Vivat freedom. Hth. regards, alexander. _______________________________________________ gnu-misc-discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/gnu-misc-discuss
