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I might be mis-remembering, but doesn't (L)GPL rely on copyright law for its status? If so, then there's at least one bit of IP that's "properly protected" by
by jleyank 16y ago
I might be mis-remembering, but doesn't (L)GPL rely on copyright law for its status? If so, then there's at least one bit of IP that's "properly protected" by copyright law.
- follower 16y agoYes, you remember correctly (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copyleft http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copyleft) but GNU would have an issue with the term "IP". :) I don't have a link but my impression is that part of the need for the GPL to exist in the first place is due to restrictions of copyright and the GPL uses copyright to enforce itself as a way of reacting against the system which it would rather not exist.
- Jach 16y agoI have a couple links: http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/ http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/ http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/not-ipr.html http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/not-ipr.html (Why IP is a bad term.)