I think the question was less, Isn't this in the public domain (b/c it's GPL'd)? and more along the lines of, Why does the owner matter since it's GPL li

I think the question was less, Isn't this in the public domain (b/c it's GPL'd)? and more along the lines of, Why does the owner matter since it's GPL licensed (and can therefore be forked, and used even if the new owner changes the license)?