>To them, a "license" is just some bytes at the beginning of the file. Delete those bytes, and the license is gone. Problem solved. To be fair, they're absolut

>To them, a "license" is just some bytes at the beginning of the file. Delete those bytes, and the license is gone. Problem solved. To be fair, they're absolutely right. A license is just some bits at the beginning of a file. A license only adds "colour"[1] to the bits if there is some legal protection granted by it. In China, there isn't any. The GPL is only as powerful as the laws establishing the authority of license agreements. [1]http://ansuz.sooke.bc.ca/entry/23 http://ansuz.sooke.bc.ca/entry/23