On 11/07/03 17:48 +0530, Raj Mathur wrote: <snip> > Legal/Ethical question: what if someone breaks into my computer and > downloads some GPL code which I did not want to release? Would that > person be legally entitled to redistribute that code? Note, I'm not > asking about the legality of breaking into my computer and stealing > the code, which is a different story altogether. The GPL applies to code you release. If you do not release the code, then the GPL does not apply and use it only internally. I could write a patch for emacs and keep it to myself. I am not obligated to redistribute it. Since I have the copyright on that patch, and I have not released code, the GPL will really not apply but ordinary copyright law will.
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