(Though Stallman will never admit to that, of course, but it plainly is: it restricts *usage*, not just *distribution*.)
Apparently Mastodon is AGPLv3'd. That means it's not licensed under a Free Software license; the AGPL is an EULA (like the Windows EULA).
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but it's the EULA *they like* so cannot possibly be evil. Ever.
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But given the open protocol, it shouldn't be impossible to write a GPL or BSD/ISC or whatever client.
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Indeed. Someone just needs to get on with that.
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The AGPL's additional requirements apply only to modified copies. EULAs don't allow making modified copies at all.
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You're confused about EULAs. Copies or not is irrelevant (and many EULAs allow copies). Main difference is EULAs control *usage*.
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The copyright owner has the exclusive right to prepare derivative works in USA. 17 USC 106(2) doesn't say "publicly" https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/17/106 …
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Copying a program into RAM "as an essential step in [its] utilization" is allowed. Not all mods are "essential". https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/17/117 …
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