The Copyright Act preempts the GPL

[Alexander Terekhov]

Arnoud Engelfriet wrote:
[...]
> Usually a compiler adds certain code to the executable it
> produces. For example, it may add a standard library or
> start-up code. As a result, the executable may very well
> qualify as a derivative work of this code.

Well,

http://www.digital-law-online.com/lpdi1.0/treatise27.html
(VI.D.4. Derivative Works and Compilations)

regards,
alexander.

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