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Bradley Kuhn (bkuhn) - 10 years ago 2014-03-20 12:50:20
bkuhn@ebb.org
Rewrite paragraph describing last paragraph of GPLv3ยง2.
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@@ -2568,10 +2568,9 @@ full freedoms of the GPL that they deserve.
 

	
 
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The explicit prohibition of sublicensing ensures that enforcement of the GPL
 
is always by the copyright holder.  Usually, sublicensing is regarded as a
 
practical convenience or necessity for the licensee, to avoid having to
 
negotiate a license with each licensor in a chain of distribution.  The GPL
 
solves this problem in another way, through its automatic licensing
 
provision.
 
GPLv3~\S2's final paragraph includes an explicit prohibition of sublicensing.
 
This provision ensures that GPL enforcement is always by the copyright
 
holder.  Usually, sublicensing is regarded as a practical convenience or
 
necessity for the licensee, to avoid having to negotiate a license with each
 
licensor in a chain of distribution.  The GPL solves this problem in another
 
way --- through its automatic licensing provision found in GPLv3\~S10 (which
 
is discussed in more detail in \S\~ref{GPLv3s10} of this tutorial).
 

	
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