We can look at cases regarding library books and textbook rental as precedent.
Arnt Karlsen <[email protected]> wrote: >On Sat, 17 Aug 2013 18:48:49 -0700, Bruce wrote in message ><[email protected]>: > >> In the case of a rented car, I don't believe that there is any >> distribution. There is performance. > >..a rented car is never meant to cross your door step, it's >typically meant for e.g. a vacation ride along Route 66. > >..all ISP's I know of here in Norway, "rent out" broadband modems. >These _are_ meant to cross your door step, and to remain behind >your locked door "while your modem is on Internet." >The ones I have, runs Linux, a couple runs Busybox, no mention of >source code nor of the GPL, which is "quite a performance." ;o) > > >> But at least in the U.S., there >> is no public performance right for software. Only for audio >> recordings, plays, and a few other specific kinds of work. The terms >> of Affero GPL are an attempt to make up for the lack of a public >> performance right that we could use to trigger the license. >> >> Arnt Karlsen <[email protected]> wrote: >> >On Fri, 16 Aug 2013 18:13:25 -0700, Chris wrote in message >> >><CAEq5uw=O87t9P-40Zuos5cdZdGtBGYi-8twWtcB5k=1wvn+...@mail.gmail.com>: >> > >> >> You might want to check you owners manual. They sometimes comply >> >> with the acknowledgement/ doc requirements there. >> > >> >..what about rented cars, can you hand it back to the owner >> >without source code, if you are a commercial figure? As a >> >private non-commersial person, you can use the GPLv2's ยง3c. > > >-- >..med vennlig hilsen = with Kind Regards from Arnt Karlsen >...with a number of polar bear hunters in his ancestry... > Scenarios always come in sets of three: > best case, worst case, and just in case. -- Sent from my Android phone with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity.
