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If you respect copyright as it currently exists then you are required to follow the GPL for such licensed projects. If you don't then you don't. What's your p

If you respect copyright as it currently exists then you are required to follow the GPL for such licensed projects. If you don't then you don't. What's your point? Pirates come in many forms? I for one would gladly give up the GPL's copyleft principles if we also got rid of copyright.

DougN7 11y ago
Yes, currently copyright protects the GPL's requirements. And it protects a digital creators goods. But I find many (not necessarily you) in the tech industry want it both ways: copyright to enforce the GPL but break copyright so they can legally have their mp3s, movies, etc.
- belorn 11y ago
  There is no more contradiction than those who do not believe in violence, but do accept it if its done in order to protect oneself or someone innocent. Anti-violence is not anti-police or anti-government, who uses force/threats to collect taxes and keep the peace. Copyright law is the application of government violence to apply the will of the author to those who wish to copy, modify or use a copyrighted work. I personally do not like when people use government violence as their business model, through I do not mind if its used to police a agreement to non-violence.
  - DougN7 11y ago
    "Copyright law is the application of government violence to apply the will of the author to those who wish to copy, modify or use a (GPL'd work without releasing their soure code)" No difference.
    - belorn 11y ago
      There is no difference for the person who is getting shot if its done by a criminal or a police officer. There is however a major difference for a community.
  - dragonwriter 11y ago
    > Copyright law is the application of government violence to apply the will of the author to those who wish to copy, modify or use a copyrighted work. No more than all property rights laws are the application of government violence to apply the will of the person in whom the law vests rights against others.

DougN7 11y ago

Yes, currently copyright protects the GPL's requirements. And it protects a digital creators goods. But I find many (not necessarily you) in the tech industry want it both ways: copyright to enforce the GPL but break copyright so they can legally have their mp3s, movies, etc.

belorn 11y ago
There is no more contradiction than those who do not believe in violence, but do accept it if its done in order to protect oneself or someone innocent. Anti-violence is not anti-police or anti-government, who uses force/threats to collect taxes and keep the peace. Copyright law is the application of government violence to apply the will of the author to those who wish to copy, modify or use a copyrighted work. I personally do not like when people use government violence as their business model, through I do not mind if its used to police a agreement to non-violence.
- DougN7 11y ago
  "Copyright law is the application of government violence to apply the will of the author to those who wish to copy, modify or use a (GPL'd work without releasing their soure code)" No difference.
  - belorn 11y ago
    There is no difference for the person who is getting shot if its done by a criminal or a police officer. There is however a major difference for a community.
- dragonwriter 11y ago
  > Copyright law is the application of government violence to apply the will of the author to those who wish to copy, modify or use a copyrighted work. No more than all property rights laws are the application of government violence to apply the will of the person in whom the law vests rights against others.