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service for a fee. (See Section~\ref{Business Models} for more discussion
 
on making a profit from Free Software redistribution.)
 

	
 
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\chapter{Derivative Works: Statute and Case Law}
 
\label{derivative-works}
 

	
 
We digress for this chapter from our discussion of GPL's exact text to
 
consider the matter of derivative works --- a concept that we must
 
understand fully before considering GPLv2~\S\S2--3\@. GPL, and Free
 
Software licensing in general, relies critically on the concept of
 
``derivative work'' since software that is ``independent,'' (i.e., not