Lars Hellström <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > In a broad sense of intent perhaps, but I got clear impression Thomas had > something much more concrete and close in mind.
The GPL applies to anything that counts as a derivative work, with some explicit exceptions (mere aggregation, for example). The copyright law itself (as nearly every law) considers intent to be of cardinal importance when considering cases of contributory infringment, and since the GPL reaches just as far as copyright, intent therefore matters in deciding where the GPL's conditions attach. Thomas