Say my website is based on GPL code.
AFAIK provides a service to users through a website - even a paid service - does not violate the GPL. This is because the GPL is about distribution , and I did not deliver any code. I provide a service and may charge a fee for it.
However, suppose I provide an API for my website and charge money for using the API.
Can it be argued that in fact I just turned my website into a piece of software that I distributed, making it part of external software applications, thereby violating the GPL?
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