On Tue, 4 Aug 2009, Chris Cannam wrote:
>>>
>>> If your interpretation was correct, then I could require Cubase to be
>>> GPL'd by writing a VST plugin for it and publishing it under the GPL.
>>> This would obviously be absurd. In real life, a court faced with a
>>
>> No, Steinburg wouldn't be held to the GPL... your user would.
>
> My _user_? That can't be the case, the GPL only covers distribution.
> Nick's interpretation was "same memory space => derived work",
> implying that a host that loads a GPL'd plugin is a derived work of
> that plugin, ergo Cubase is a derived work of my VST plugin -- which
> is obviously absurd.
>
Your user is the one doing the linking (via VST)... so they're the ones
making the violation. You have to give special permission to do this:
http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-faq.html#LinkingOverControlledInterface
Peace,
Gabriel
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