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still not sure of the answer....

Thanks,
Keith

Jason Etheridge wrote:

&gt;&gt; On Mon, Mar 15, 2004 at 04:25:53PM -0500, Keith Morris - IQ wrote:
&gt;&gt;
&gt;&gt;&gt; But if I want to remove these sections, even though the code says I must
&gt;&gt;&gt; ask for explicit permission from the author to remove this, doesn't the
&gt;&gt;&gt; fact that it is being released under the GPL allow me to do whatever I
&gt;&gt;&gt; want with this as long as I am not redistributing it?
&gt;&gt;
&gt;&gt; The GPL does *not* allow you to do whatever you want.  It is quite
&gt;&gt; specific in what you can do.  Legally, the GPL is nothing more than a
&gt;&gt; license saying what you can do with their copyrighted software.
&gt;&gt;
&gt;&gt; One may use copyrighted material only in ways that the copyright holder
&gt;&gt; allows.  Copying and altering are specifically forbidden unless the 
&gt;&gt; holder
&gt;&gt; allows you to and then only on the holder's terms.  Removing a copyright
&gt;&gt; notice is illegal and could subject you to fines of $250,000 or more.
&gt; 
&gt; 
&gt; I've heard it said many times that the GPL does not place any 
&gt; restrictions on Use, only on Redistribution (whether you call that a use 
&gt; or not).  I can buy a copyrighted painting and draw on it with crayon if 
&gt; I want to.  However, with software off the internet things get iffy, 
&gt; because technically you have to Copy it just to get it, and thus are 
&gt; subject to copyright restrictions and license agreements right from the 
&gt; start.
&gt; 
&gt; Now, if the developers of this software are using the GPL and are also 
&gt; trying to require additional restrictions that go against the GPL (and I 
&gt; don't know if this is the case or not), then basically the license is 
&gt; invalidated, and Keith doesn't have a right to copy the software at all, 
&gt; much less use it.
&gt; 
&gt; Just my opinion.  IANAL, etc.
&gt; 
&gt; -- Jason
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