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I wonder, if I write some HTML/JS code and deny the write to modify, can I send Flash a cease and desist for violation?

• TheDong 11y ago
  You don't have to do that; there are plenty of webpages with GPL'd html and injecting such code into that html without also providing the code under GPL on request to any user is a violation of the GPL. I'm curious if the above copyright infringement would stand in court or not... Copyright infringement normally does need intent and I'm not sure if this is really intent or not.
  • GhotiFish 11y ago
    I'd never considered that angle before, that's a good thought! If they intend to modify the source of a page then that would be considered a derivation, and obfuscated code is not considered a source code release. I'd love to hear a more professional analysis on this angle.
  • nightpool 11y ago
    Its clear intent on the part of the programmer who wrote the code, in my opinion. They obviously designed it to modify webpages, and its not doing anything out of the ordinary or unexpected when its modifying GPL'd webpages. Just because the programmer didn't consider that there may be licensing restrictions attached to modifying web pages doesn't mean that they should be exempt from them.
  • belorn 11y ago
    Intent for specific infringements has so far not been a requirement when torrent sites has been taken down. It is enough that they simply causes infringement in the abstract to be found guilty of assisting in copyright infringement. The problem with injecting code into html is that it "adapts" the work, and adaptations requires copyright permission.