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@ -1010,7 +1010,7 @@ access is and should remain unregulated and unrestricted.
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\medskip
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Thus, the GPLv2 protects users fair and unregulated use rights precisely by
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not attempting to cover them. Furthermore, the GPLv2 ensures the freedom
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not attempting to cover them. Furthermore, the GPLv2 ensures the freedom
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to run specifically by stating the following:
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\begin{quote}
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''The act of running the Program is not restricted.''
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@ -1020,21 +1020,21 @@ Thus, users are explicitly given the freedom to run by \S 0.
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\medskip
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The bulk of \S 0 not yet discussed gives definitions for other terms used
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throughout. The only one worth discussing in detail is ``work based on
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the Program.'' The reason this definition is particularly interesting is
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throughout. The only one worth discussing in detail is ``work based on
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the Program''. The reason this definition is particularly interesting is
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not for the definition itself, which is rather straightforward, but
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because it clears up a common misconception about the GPL\@.
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The GPL is often mistakenly criticized because it fails to give a
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definition of ``derivative work.'' In fact, it would be incorrect and
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problematic if the GPL attempted to define this. A copyright license, in
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fact, has no control over what may or may not be a derivative work. This
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matter is left up to copyright law, not the licenses that utilize it.
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definition of ``derivative work''. In fact, it would be incorrect and
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problematic if the GPL attempted to define this. A copyright license, in
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fact, has no control over what may or may not be a derivative work. This
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matter is left up to copyright law and the courts --- not the licenses that utilize it.
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It is certainly true that copyright law as a whole does not propose clear
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and straightforward guidelines for what is and is not a derivative
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software work under copyright law. However, no copyright license --- not
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even the GNU GPL --- can be blamed for this. Legislators and court
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software work under copyright law. However, no copyright license --- not
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even the GNU GPL --- can be blamed for this. Legislators and court
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opinions must give us guidance to decide the border cases.
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\section{GPLv2 \S 1: Verbatim Copying}
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