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The relevant part of the GPL applies only when a derivative work is created. The determination of what constitutes a derivative work is the domain of copyright
by prutschman 10y ago
The relevant part of the GPL applies only when a derivative work is created. The determination of what constitutes a derivative work is the domain of copyright law. If a piece of software is not legally a copy of or a derivative work of a GPL-covered work, the GPL simply doesn't apply.