diff --git a/gpl-lgpl.tex b/gpl-lgpl.tex index ec0d8ffd75691073ddefb4b9ece7c4ae5d1da583..a1ee0d8e7abe7ac023d429fe665f40c552f2851f 100644 --- a/gpl-lgpl.tex +++ b/gpl-lgpl.tex @@ -1494,21 +1494,21 @@ It is certainly true that GPL intends for any work that is determined a ``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