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enyst - 9 years ago 2015-04-03 03:06:38
engel.nyst@gmail.com

Modified works are derivative works, they are under the scope
of 106 (2) (while they are under 106 (1) as well). I assume
the intention here was to clarify they're the easy case of derivative
works? That seems important and correct.

Proposed a few tweaks to express this idea without implying that modified
works are not derivative works.

Signed-off-by: enyst <engel.nyst@gmail.com>

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 ``derivative work'' under copyright law must be licensed as a whole under
 GPL\@, as will be discussed in the following chapter.  However, as we finish
 up our discussion derivative works, we must note that preparation of a
 derivative work is by far not the only way to create a new work covered by
 GPL\@.
 In fact, while derivative work preparation is perhaps the most exciting area
 of legal issues to consider, the more mundane ways to create a new work
 covered by GPL are much more common.  For example, copyright statutes
 generally require permission from the copyright holder to grant explicit
 permission to modify a work in any manner.  As discussed in the next chapter,
 the GPL {\em does} grant such permission, but requires the modified work must
 also be licensed under the terms of the GPL (and only GPL:
 derivative work in edge cases like the above is by far not the only way to
 create a new work covered by GPL\@.
 In fact, while questions on the limits of derivative work preparation are
 perhaps the most exciting area of legal issues to consider, the more mundane
 ways to create a new work covered by GPL are much more common.  For example,
 copyright statutes generally require permission from the copyright holder to
 grant explicit permission to modify a work in any manner.  As discussed in the
 next chapter, the GPL {\em does} grant such permission, but requires the modified
 work must also be licensed under the terms of the GPL (and only GPL:
 see\S~\label{GPLv2s6} in this tutorial).  Determining whether software was
 modified is a substantially easier analysis than the derivative work
 discussions and considerations in this chapter.
 modified is a substantially easier analysis than the discussions and considerations
 in this chapter on other derivative works.
 The question of derivative works, when and how they are made, is undoubtedly
+The question of any derivative works, when and how they are made, is undoubtedly
 an essential discussion in the interpretation and consideration of copyleft.
 That is why this chapter was included in this tutorial.  However, as we
 return from this digression and resume discussion of the detailed text of the

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