> Copyright assignment is not necessary for the FSF to have standing to sue for violations of the copyright on GCC when it incorporates the UCB-owned code. No,

> Copyright assignment is not necessary for the FSF to have standing to sue for violations of the copyright on GCC when it incorporates the UCB-owned code. No, but copyright assignment is necessary for the FSF to have standing to sue on UCB-owned code (not just on derivatives), without any approval or collaboration from UCB and bypassing any discussion (whether in court or outside) on "how much" of the code the FSF owns. Making FSF's standing exclusive is not the point; making FSF autonomous is.