I am writing free software that uses non-free libraries. What legal issues come up if I use the GPL?
• How do I get a copyright on my program in order to release it under the GPL? • What if my school might want to make my program into its own proprietary software product? • Could you give me step by step instructions on how to apply the GPL to my program? • Could you give me step by step instructions on how to apply the GFDL to a manual? • I heard that someone got a copy of a GPL’ed program under another license. Is this possible? • I would like to release a program I wrote under the GNU GPL, but I would like to use the same code in non-free programs. • Is the developer of a GPL-covered program bound by the GPL? Could the developer’s actions ever be a violation of the GPL? • Can the developer of a program who distributed it under the GPL later license it to another party for exclusive use? • Can I use GPL-covered editors to develop non-free programs? Can I use GPL-covered tools to compile them? • Do I have “fair use” rights in using the source code of a GPL-covered program? • Is there
