The license doesn't distinguish people from people working as employees. The original AGPL (not GNU) states[1], in its FAQ: "Simply, if run internally to a com

The license doesn't distinguish people from people working as employees. The original AGPL (not GNU) states[1], in its FAQ: "Simply, if run internally to a commercial company, then the company isn't required to release source code back to the world."; and "If an employee has access to the source and has the right to make improvements, the commercial entity could probably view this work as work for hire and owned by the company and not have to be released outside." 1: http://www.affero.org/oagf.html#How_does_this_license_treat_commercial http://www.affero.org/oagf.html#How_does_this_license_treat_...