Alexandre Oliva wrote:
but if you've agreed to the GPL terms covering that copy, you have
agreed not to
Again, think dual licensing. The phrase:
nothing else grants you permission to modify or
distribute the Program or its derivative works.
Yes, so if you want to distribute a copy under the GPL, you must agree
to its terms, which then cover the entire work.
under section 5 of GPLv2 would preclude dual licensing if it was
interpreted the way you seem to want. It doesn't (and can't) affect
any other permissions you might have.
Obviously you can still obtain a different copy of a dual-licensed work
in a way that doesn't require accepting the GPL with it. But both
licenses can't apply at once.
Not because the GPL says so,
but rather because that's how copyright (pure, as in not-a-contract)
licenses work.
But as you keep pointing out, copyright law is what keeps you from
distributing the GPL'd work unless you agree to its terms.
What is says applies to the license itself taken in
isolation, and it's true within that context. Once you have other
permissions, nothing in the license can stop you from enjoying them,
regardless of whatever the license says. It would have to be a signed
contract to take away any right you have.
But if you don't agree to the license you can't distribute it under the
GPL. And the license covers the work as a whole, so your choice to
accept the license would mean you have agreed not to distribute any of
it under other terms (per section 2b). It's not a matter of rights, it
is what you have agreed to.
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