> That depends on your local copyright law. Some, like the US, have > language saying that copies necessary for usual operation are *not* > covered under copyright.
I'm refering to US law. Where, precisely, is the language you are referring to? Note that there are two separate issues: (1) Whether executing a program is considered making a copy under copyright law. (2) Whether somebody has an implicit right to make such a copy. Which of these two are you addressing? Note that there are cases where copyright law acknowleges that something is a copy, but permits making that copy. "Fair use" is probably the best known of those.
