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Absolutely nothing prevents you from making derivative works. You can write Everquest fan fiction until the cows come home. Copying and distributing that deriv
by alextingle 15y ago
Absolutely nothing prevents you from making derivative works. You can write Everquest fan fiction until the cows come home.
Copying and distributing that derivative work is restricted, however.
- mbreese 15y agoTrue... perhaps it would be better stated as the GPL gives you the right to distribute derivative works. I always thought that fan fiction lived in a legal gray area that was tolerated by some and not others. So in my opinion, it's a bad example to use in this case. GPL is very explicit as to your rights and responsibilities.
- stonemetal 15y agoSome GPL projects sue for copyright infringement others don't. Does that make GPL violations a grey area?