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Debating the Cryptographic Autonomy License

Debating the Cryptographic Autonomy License

Posted Aug 26, 2019 17:19 UTC (Mon) by josh (subscriber, #17465)
In reply to: Debating the Cryptographic Autonomy License by jzb
Parent article: Debating the Cryptographic Autonomy License

The AGPL just says that you must provide source to additional people; it doesn't restrict running or modifying the program. It's extending what "user" means.

Similarly, the GPLv3's handling of DRM doesn't say "you may not implement DRM"; it just states for the purposes of the DMCA and similar laws that that DRM doesn't count as a "technological protection measure", meaning that breaking such systems doesn't break the law. It's a grant of additional permission to people using the program.

This license, on the other hand, places restrictions on what you can do with the program, and with how you can process data using the program.


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