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Something under the GPL is also copyrighted. The GPL is a copyright license.
by mattl 3y ago
Something under the GPL is also copyrighted. The GPL is a copyright license.
- stale2002 3y agoIf the underlying work is not protected by copyright, it doesn't matter what license someone tries to put on it. Similarly, if someone creates a fair use/transformative work then the license can also be ignored.
- asadotzler 3y agoThe GPL depends on copyright but it not itself copyright. The GPL is a license that gets its legal standing from copyright but if you don't have a copyright on something, slapping the GPL on top of it doesn't make it copyrighted to you.
- mattl 3y agoAbsolutely.