On Wed, Aug 19, 2015 at 6:09 PM, Michael Orlitzky <m...@gentoo.org> wrote: > On 08/19/2015 05:28 PM, Rich Freeman wrote: >> On Wed, Aug 19, 2015 at 3:06 PM, Fernando Rodriguez >> <frodriguez.develo...@outlook.com> wrote: >>> >>> The illegal part is not loading it but distributing the blob that depends on >>> the GPL exports. >> >> What makes it illegal? Quote the text of the relevant statute or >> court case. > > Copyright law makes everything illegal. Downloading the source and > reading it is illegal. Why wouldn't it be illegal? The copyright holders > have made it clear that you have no license to do so. >
If I distribute a binary kernel module, I'm not copying anything that I didn't write. I'm the copyright holder of the binary kernel module. The argument they're making is that it is a derivative work, and I see no basis for that in the statue. That is why I want you to actually look up the letter of the law, because if the specific action being done isn't in the letter of the law, then those claiming copyright have an uphill battle ahead of them. -- Rich
