FSF: Microsoft cannot declare itself exempt from the requirements of GPLv3

The Free Software Foundation has released the following statement in response to claims by Microsoft regarding their obligations under the GNU General Public License version 3 (GPLv3). "We do not, however, agree with Microsoft's characterization of the situation involving GPLv3. Microsoft cannot by any act of anticipatory repudiation divest itself of its obligation to respect others' copyrights. If Microsoft distributes our works licensed under GPLv3, or pays others to distribute them on its behalf, it is bound to do so under the terms of that license. It may not do so under any other terms; it cannot declare itself exempt from the requirements of GPLv3."

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