John Hasler wrote:
Yes, copyright owners can give up some rights:
> the one in your example has done so.
He has not.
He has also sold his right to distribute source
> to the buyer of the copies.
He has not.
He no longer can distribute source: he sold that right.
He did not.
The person who has purchased the copy...
...Has also purchased the exclusive right to distribute
> the source and is therefor one of the copyright owners.
He has not and he is not.
I don't know where you're getting this stuff. The manufacturer
sells copies of software to a reseller, in full compliance with
the GPL, shipping binaries and source. He has not sold any
"rights". The reseller has not bought any "rights". He may do
only what copyright law allows - he may choose to distribute
under the GPL, or he may choose to distribute under first sale.
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