Messages in this thread | | | Date | Fri, 8 Feb 2008 21:36:37 +0000 | From | Alan Cox <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH] USB: mark USB drivers as being GPL only |
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> In other words "EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL" isn't his idea of "a good legal idea", but > people ignoring this and doing things that circumvent this will, eventually, > have problems with the people who hold the copyright on the code. (In > addition, he stated that circumventing the "EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL" bit might also > be in violation of the DMCA, but he isn't sure if a court would see it in the > same light as someone cracking the CSS key on a DVD expressly for the purpose > of creating pirated copies)
There was a good analysis of that argument on the list some time ago. I think the conclusion was fairly definitively no as the GPL explicitly gives the right to modify GPL code. You are therefore aready "authorised" to make such a change.
It might have a significance in terms of intent but thats for lawyers to argue over.
Alan
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