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Bradley Kuhn (bkuhn) - 6 years ago 2018-09-26 16:30:21
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Various changes based on Karen's verbal comments.

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 + A copyleft license grants copyright permissions, conditionally.
 + Think of the phrase: &ldquo;provided that&rdquo;
 + &ldquo;provided that&rdquo;: appears (in some form) only
 + 4 times in GPLv2
 + 9 times in GPLv3.
 # Considering Sections of the GPL
-+ GPL &hearts; 17 USC&sect;106(2) &amp; 17 USC&sect;106(3)
++ GPL interacts extensively with 17 USC&sect;106(2) &amp; 17 USC&sect;106(3)
 + GPL hinges on modification and distribution.
 # Why Permission to Modify?
 + Your new copyrights are your copyrights:
      + you are fixed it in a tangible medium.
 + Exclusive right of copyright holders:
      + Control on &ldquo;preparation of derivative works&rdquo;
      + Distribution of the work.
      + Note the combination of these.
 + Again, see 17 USC&sect;106
 + N.B.: &ldquo;derivative works&rdquo; is USA-centric, modify is more international)
 # Modification As a Center Provision
 + GPL's primary copyright hook is copyright controls on the right to modify.
 + GPL's central tenant:
 + You can make a modified version of various types privately as much as you'd like.
 + When you distribute that modified version, you have requirements to meet.
 + Technological considerations dictate necessity of more complex rules for
 certain types of modifications.
 # GPLv2 &sect; 2(a-b)
 <span class="fitonslide">
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 on the Program.
 </p>
 # Binaries (Object Code) are Modifications
 + Software that the computer understands is different than software humans
   read.
 + There is often a process required to modify (and/or translate) the software
   from human-readable
       + This process can be done ahead of time.
 + Separation of source and binary was the first way proprietary software
   companies discovered to subjugate users.
 + Separation of source and binary create first proprietary software.
       + GPL uses the fact that binaries are modifications (which are often
-        distribution) to prevent that subjugation.
+        distribution) to prevent proprietarization.
 # GPLv2 &sect; 3(a-b)
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 <p>
 <p>[GPLv2&sect;]3. You may copy and distribute the Program (or a work based on it,
 under Section 2) in object code or executable form under the terms of
 Sections 1 and 2 above provided that you also do one of the following:
 <br/>
 <br/>
 a) Accompany it with the complete corresponding machine-readable
 source code, which must be distributed under the terms of Sections

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