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Originally Posted by HarryT
Does the GPL really extend the responsibility to the end retailer? That seems a little unreasonable, if it's something that they have no control over.
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Of course they have control over it. They can choose to sell the thing or not. The person having the copyright have not given permission to distribute or sell the thing in that form. Do you mean that if you take/receive something against the copyright holders wishes you can sell it because you have no control over the copyright holder?
So it is copyright that extends. i cannot take a copyrighted book and make an electronic version and sell it without the permission from the copyright holder. The GPL is a licence that give you this permission under certain circumstances.