[theme-reviewers] GPL and limiting usage

Josh Pollock jpollock412 at gmail.com
Thu Oct 10 00:35:48 UTC 2013


>From the FSF:
"It's always possible to use GPLed code to write software that implements
DRM."

https://www.gnu.org/licenses/quick-guide-gplv3.html#neutralizing-laws-that-prohibit-free-software-but-not-forbidding-drm

As copyright holders on GPLv2 licensed code, Pagelines or Automatic could
explicitly say "You can not remove our DRM" and if you did that would be a
criminal offense under the DMCA. But they are not, which is very nice of
both of them.


On Wed, Oct 9, 2013 at 8:32 PM, Bryan Hadaway <bhadaway at gmail.com> wrote:

> *@Whoever doesn't like my answers...*
>
> I've answered Justin a couple times now, I'm sorry if you don't like the
> answer or are trying to manipulate the conversation to get the answer you
> want to hear, but I'm not sure what more you want.
>
> Take the time to read through the entire conversation starting here:
>
>
> http://lists.wordpress.org/pipermail/theme-reviewers/2013-September/thread.html#15341
>
> And then followed up in this email discussion and make your own informed
> opinion on the entire issue.
>
> Yeah, it sucks, it's a lot of reading. But, if you don't like my
> summations of the issues covered, sorry, I can't do it for you.
>
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