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I've heard it said many times that the GPL does not place any 
restrictions on Use, only on Redistribution (whether you call that a 
use or not).  I can buy a copyrighted painting and draw on it with 
crayon if I want to.  However, with software off the internet things 
get iffy, because technically you have to Copy it just to get it, and 
thus are subject to copyright restrictions and license agreements right 
from the start.

Now, if the developers of this software are using the GPL and are also 
trying to require additional restrictions that go against the GPL (and 
I don't know if this is the case or not), then basically the license is 
invalidated, and Keith doesn't have a right to copy the software at 
all, much less use it.

Just my opinion.  IANAL, etc.

-- Jason


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