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Archer@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Using Limewire to pirate Limewire Pro
Comment on You could get anything you wanted and it was FREE
Archer@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Using Limewire to pirate Limewire Pro
Limonene@lemmy.world 2 months ago
And it was GPL, so it wasn’t even copyright infringement.
Matriks404@lemmy.world 2 months ago
I have never used Limewire, but if they had distributed binaries that you should pay for, it is a copyright infringement, even if you could technically compile it yourself. There are applications that do this and it’s compatible with GPL license.
Limonene@lemmy.world 2 months ago
The GPL explicitly allows redistributing without charge, even if you paid for it. If they didn’t want their program redistributed, they shouldn’t have licensed it under the GPL.
docoptix@lemmy.world 2 months ago
AFAIK the GPL does not forbid selling binaries in any way. You have to provide the sources of course.