Clark C. Evans scripsit:
> My question involves 3 works, not 2. We have a original
> work O, a "derived" work D (O + a shim/adapter), and an
> independent proprietary work P; where D derived from O
> under copyright law, D relies upon P for its operation,
> and where P has no substitutes. I am assuming that by
> copyright law the author of O can restrict the distribution
> of D. Let's further assume that P has no substitutes, so
> that its functionality is not available under a license
> compatible with the GPLv3. So, my question is if the GPLv3
> would restrict the distribution of D due to its dependence
> on this independent and proprietary work P.
As a worst case, the behavior of P can be reverse engineered,
since it is communicating openly with D in a way that can be
analyzed.
If you don't know about the Affero GPL3, you should look into it.
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