main point is expressed here i think: https://www.gnu.org/licenses/why-assign.html https://www.gnu.org/licenses/why-assign.html but also seems i was mistaken a

main point is expressed here i think: https://www.gnu.org/licenses/why-assign.html https://www.gnu.org/licenses/why-assign.html but also seems i was mistaken about the status of linux copyright, they actually do have distributed copyright, apologies