On Fri, Mar 31, 2023 at 8:38 AM <petr.kad...@gmail.com> wrote: > Downloading computer programs and electronic databases (and downloading for > purposes outside > the listed exception) requires an express consent of the copyright holder, > i.e. a license. > In other words, you _cannot_ download a GPL program without agreeing to the > GPL
The act of downloading a copyrighted work is, of course, covered by copyright. But it does not follow that by downloading a work, you agree to whatever terms the person offering it imagines you agreed to. If you want them to agree to those terms, you have to obtain that agreement. Otherwise, if you publish your work freely (i.e. with obvious intent to publish, not in some hidden directory on your webserver), the permission to download the work is implied by you publishing it. Or to put it another way, you can't publish and advertise a website and then make a credible demand for 500 dollars from anyone who clicks the link. Want 500 dollars? Ask for it on a clickthrough form that makes it obvious what the buyer pays for. Want people to agree to your ethical AI use restrictions? Ask for it before you give them your model weights. Website terms of use are a gray area, but their enforceability is limited (beyond defending your right to refuse service by blocking a person from visiting your site) if you've not made their acceptance sufficiently explicit. IANAL, so ask a lawyer if you don't believe me. :) Warmly, Erik _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-l mailing list -- wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia-l Public archives at https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org/message/T4DDD65ZJIK2JDBQCV4HE3KGHTJSUMGI/ To unsubscribe send an email to wikimedia-l-le...@lists.wikimedia.org
