On Fri, May 16, 2008 at 07:41:20AM -0500, Jordi Guti?rrez Hermoso wrote: > On 15/05/2008, Rich Healey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > How does this work with GPLv3? They changed it from "distribute" to > > > "convey". Is Airbus conveying the software to its customers or not? If > > > there is a way to bring a USB dongle and get some of the software from > > > the entertainment system in the Airbus passenger seats, has that > > > > I believe that's called "Stealing" and in a ruling totally non-GPL > > related, is illegal. > > I'll ignore the usage of the word "steal" in the context of non-rival > goods, which to me looks like a silly word to use here. > > Setting that aside, you bring up an interesting point. If I take GPLed > code, I modify it internally, and somehow it leaks outside, is the > person who takes it infringing copyright or not? I say they're not, > since the code isn't copyrighted to me even if I modified it. On the > other hand, they can't force me to distribute the source either, since > I didn't convey the code, right? It just got leaked somehow. > > Curious hypothetical situation.
The person who "leaked" it is the one doing the distribution or "conveying". They are guilty of misappropriating your code and of violating the license agreement. I would think that if you took reasonable steps to prvent such leaks that you would be blameless. Doug. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
