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Well, it's an FAQ, it's a simplification, not the actual legally binding license.

I can't find any mention of "organization", but I do find these parts (GPLv2):

3. You may copy and distribute the Program (or a work based on it, under Section 2) in object code or executable form under the terms of Sections 1 and 2 above provided that you also do one of the following: [give access to the sourcecode]

Meaning everyone you distribute a copy to, you have to give access to the sourcecode, too, or provide instructions on how to get the sourcecode.

6. Each time you redistribute the Program (or any work based on the Program), the recipient automatically receives a license from the original licensor to copy, distribute or modify the Program subject to these terms and conditions. You may not impose any further restrictions on the recipients' exercise of the rights granted herein.

Meaning distributing the program to someone gives them the full rights under the GPL.

(IANAL, so I'd be very pleased to be corrected here. Maybe the FAQ made the assumption that corporations have other means to keep employees from exercising GPL rights? Or maybe the license is to the corporation as a whole, and it itself can't break the GPL unless it distributes it to different entities?)



From section 0 of the GPL v3

> “The Program” refers to any copyrightable work licensed under this License. Each licensee is addressed as “you”. “Licensees” and “recipients” may be individuals or organizations.

And

> To “propagate” a work means to do anything with it that, without permission, would make you directly or secondarily liable for infringement under applicable copyright law, except executing it on a computer or modifying a private copy. Propagation includes copying, distribution (with or without modification), making available to the public, and in some countries other activities as well.

http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html


Yes, I believe that the license is for the corporation as a whole, so it using it internally does not count as distribution.




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