July 27, 2004
GPL Compliance for Software Developers
Patents: Case 1
Patents: Case 1
Case 1:
You obtain a patent
You distribute some GPL software
original
or modified
By doing so, you grant an implied license
The license covers functions performed by the GPL'd code
The license only extends to uses permitted by the GPL
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