Linked by Thom Holwerda on Fri 10th Sep 2010 23:38 UTC
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The meanings of the words as used within the GPL license text is actually defined in the GPL text.
http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.html
Section 0 "Definitions".
To “convey” a work means any kind of propagation that enables other parties to make or receive copies. Mere interaction with a user through a computer network, with no transfer of a copy, is not conveying.
My bold.
The acts you describe, to whit "the creation and distribution of a derivative work", would come within the meaning of the term "propagate" (rather than merely "use") as defined for the purposes of the GPL.
Edited 2010-09-12 06:54 UTC