At last someone else who realises that copyright is not just about financial considerations but includes the moral rights too. Without copyright licenses like

At last someone else who realises that copyright is not just about financial considerations but includes the moral rights too. Without copyright licenses like GPL won't work as the license is no longer more liberal than the status quo but instead is attempting to add restrictions. Without copyright you have no right to be named as an author of a work; you have no way (outside libel law) to prevent a spiteful sod from modifying your work to discredit you. FWIW those who receive funding from taxation, IMO, should be required to release the results under a BY-SA style license.