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If it rendered GPL ineffective, then the company couldn't use GPL software at all (if you can't comply with the copyright license, the work doesn't automaticall
by dchest 15y ago
If it rendered GPL ineffective, then the company couldn't use GPL software at all (if you can't comply with the copyright license, the work doesn't automatically become free to use however you like).
Well, if the law doesn't state "You can use GPLed software without complying with it."
- nl 15y agoIf it rendered GPL ineffective, then the company couldn't use GPL software at all That's not the case at all. Plenty of countries have laws the make parts of various licences invalid, and it doesn't mean you can't use the software - it just means those clauses don't apply.
- dchest 15y agoIndeed, you're right. For example, "don't reverse engineer" clause doesn't apply in a bunch of countries.