Paul Rubin schreef: > My IANAL amateur reading is that the GPL does in fact apply, at least > in the US. Running the program is not restricted, but loading the > program from disk to memory before you can run it counts as copying > it, which invokes the license, Computer Associates v. Altai, 982 F.2d > 693. I personally believe that doctrine is insane, but that's what > software companies pushed through the courts in order to make > shrink-wrap EULA's enforceable. (Otherwise they'd only be enforceable > if you agreed to the terms before the vendor got your money).
In Belgium (and the whole EU, I think) copying a program from disk to memory to be able to run it is covered under "fair use" (just like copying digital data from an audio CD to a DAC to be able to listen to it is fair use), which can't be restricted by companies. AFAIK. IANAL. Etc. ;-) -- JanC "Be strict when sending and tolerant when receiving." RFC 1958 - Architectural Principles of the Internet - section 3.9 -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
