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Who else gets my data — GNU General Public License?

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Transfer to third parties clauses in GNU General Public License's terms
ClauseRiskWhat it says
Automatic Licensing low

When you convey a covered work, the recipient automatically receives a license to run, modify, and propagate the work, subject to this License.

“recipient automatically receives”

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