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Old 18th June 2008, 04:02 AM   #7 (permalink)
Michael Morris
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Originally Posted by jmucchiello
I just sailed right past that without a thought. You can't license a website with the GSL is what it means. How is that unclear?
Loosest possible definition of website - a page with a URL. A PDF distributed online has a URL. If the PDF has a homepage that describes it to entice you to buy it (most do) then that too is banned.

Remember in law the spirit means nothing, the letter is all. And this contract is extremely draconian if you read it in the worst possible way - which is what you must be prepared to defend if you enter into it.
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