I looked at the context of this. It's in a section whose purpose it is to make it clear that you don't have to accept the license just have a copy of the progr

I looked at the context of this. It's in a section whose purpose it is to make it clear that you don't have to accept the license just have a copy of the program, but that if you convey the program your implicitly accepting with the license, that license being the only basis for your permission to redistribute.