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@ -1990,6 +1990,14 @@ terms begin to bind you to fair and equitable sharing of the software. In
other words, the GPL only kicks in when it needs to for the sake of other words, the GPL only kicks in when it needs to for the sake of
freedom. freedom.
While GPL is by default a copyright license, it is certainly still possible
to consider GPL as a contract as well. For example, some distributors chose
to ``wrap'' their software in an acceptance ceremony to GPL, and nothing in
GPL prohibits that use. Furthermore, the ruling in \textit{Jacobsen
v. Katzer, 535 F.3d 1373, 1380 (Fed.Cir.2008)} indicates that \textbf{both}
copyright and contractual remedies may be sought by a copyright holder
seeking to enforce a license designed to uphold software freedom.
\section{Using GPL Both as a Contract and Copyright License} \section{Using GPL Both as a Contract and Copyright License}
\section{GPLv2~\S6: GPL, My One and Only} \section{GPLv2~\S6: GPL, My One and Only}