Re: Problem with GPLv3 FAQ about linking with Visual C++

[Hyman Rosen]

On 2/4/2010 6:00 PM, Alexander Terekhov wrote:
> text in ASCII mechanically translated to EBCDIC is
> not a 'modified' text as far as

> copyright

True.

> and licensing

False.

> is concerned

Licensing is completely controlled by the rights owner.
If the rights owner wants to allow publication only in
ASCII but not in EBCDIC, that is his right. As I said,
this is exactly the distinction between hardcover and
paperback rights, and those are routinely sold separately.