ATT SOURCE CODE AGREEMENT Version 1.2C

[Ken Arromdee]

On 10 Sep 1999 bruce at perens.com wrote:
> > That would essentially convert a distribution restriction into a use
> > restriction:  If you don't agree to the use restriction, people have no right
> > to distribute to you, so if you don't agree to the use restriction, any copies
> > you get are pirated.
> But the breach is the distributors, not yours. Thus, the distributor would have
> to make sure you agree before performing the act of distribution.

Although the breach is the distributor's and not yours, it still can affect
your own personal right to use the program.  If the distributor breaches the
agreement, he is not giving out legal copies, he's giving out pirated copies.
You have no right to use pirate copies at all.  So a breach of the contract by
the distributor prevents _you_ from using the program that he distributes.