This is not the case. As per section 9 of the GPLv3: >You are not required to accept this License in order to receive or run a copy of the Program. Ancillary p

This is not the case. As per section 9 of the GPLv3: >You are not required to accept this License in order to receive or run a copy of the Program. Ancillary propagation of a covered work occurring solely as a consequence of using peer-to-peer transmission to receive a copy likewise does not require acceptance. However, nothing other than this License grants you permission to propagate or modify any covered work. These actions infringe copyright if you do not accept this License. Therefore, by modifying or propagating a covered work, you indicate your acceptance of this License to do so. GPLv3 does require a patent grant if you convey the software, but as GP states, you wouldn't have the right to do that otherwise anyway. EDIT: And as per the FAQ[0]: https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-faq.en.html#NoDistributionRequirements https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-faq.en.html#NoDistributionR... [0] https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-faq.en.html#NoDistributionRequirements https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-faq.en.html#NoDistributionR...