www/licenses gpl-faq.html

[Joshua Gay]

CVSROOT:        /web/www
Module name:    www
Changes by:     Joshua Gay <josh>       15/04/17 15:24:20

Modified files:
        licenses       : gpl-faq.html 

Log message:
        Summary: added an entry about requiring citation

CVSWeb URLs:
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/licenses/gpl-faq.html?cvsroot=www&r1=1.204&r2=1.205

Patches:
Index: gpl-faq.html
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RCS file: /web/www/www/licenses/gpl-faq.html,v
retrieving revision 1.204
retrieving revision 1.205
diff -u -b -r1.204 -r1.205
--- gpl-faq.html        18 Oct 2014 20:23:52 -0000      1.204
+++ gpl-faq.html        17 Apr 2015 15:24:19 -0000      1.205
@@ -130,6 +130,10 @@
     people to know what I wrote. Can I still get credit if I use the
     GPL?</a></li>
 
+    <li><a href="#RequireCitation">Does the GPL allow me to add terms
+    that would require citation or acknowledgment in research papers
+    which use the GPL-covered software or its output?</a></li>
+    
     <li><a href="#GPLOmitPreamble">Can I omit the preamble of the GPL,
     or the instructions for how to use it on your own programs, to save
     space?</a></li>
@@ -1001,6 +1005,24 @@
 (assuming you are the copyright holder).  The GPL requires all copies
 to carry an appropriate copyright notice.</p></dd>
 
+<dt id="RequireCitation">Does the GPL allow me to add terms
+    that would require citation or acknowledgment in research papers
+    which use the GPL-covered software or its output?
+<span class="anchor-reference-id">(<a 
href="#RequireCitation">#RequireCitation</a>)</span>
+</dt>
+<dd><p>
+No, this is not permitted under the terms of the GPL. While we
+recognize that proper citation is an important part academic
+publication, citation cannot be added as an additional requirement to
+the GPL. Requiring citation in research papers which made use of GPL'd
+software goes beyond what would be an acceptable additional
+requirement under section 7(b) of GPLv3, and therefore would be
+considered an additional restriction under Section 7 of the GPL. </p>
+<p>And copyright law does not allow you to place such
+a <a href="#GPLOutput">requirement on the output of software</a>,
+regardless of whether it is licensed under the terms of the GPL or
+some other license.</p>
+</dd>
 
 <dt id="WhyMustIInclude">Why does the GPL
     require including a copy of the GPL with every copy of the program?
@@ -3786,7 +3808,7 @@
 
 <p class="unprintable">Updated:
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-$Date: 2014/10/18 20:23:52 $
+$Date: 2015/04/17 15:24:19 $
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 </p>
 </div>