On 2007-01-01, John Hasler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Ondrej Michalek writes:
>> Could you please help me? I have a Linux-running set-top-box at home.
>> It is not mine, I rent it for a nominal month fee from my IP-TV
>> provider (Telefónica O2, Czech Republic).
>
>> Is my right to have the source-code?
>
> Not if you do not own the copies of the binaries.

He does not own the hardware. But copyright-wise, rental is just
another act of distribution. So he has legally acquired a copy
of the binaries. Therefore he is entitled to a copy of the source.

Merijn

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