> the "service" is distributing that s/w If it's running on their machine, they're not distributing it; users don't actually receive the software to run themse

> the "service" is distributing that s/w If it's running on their machine, they're not distributing it; users don't actually receive the software to run themselves and are instead making requests to a server that is running the software. (Client software would be different, of course.) I am also not a lawyer so perhaps take with a grain of salt.