On: Unsealed Briefs in Authors’ Case v. Microsoft/OpenAI

[ChickeNES]

Why yes, I did order a new strawman, thanks so much!

[cisc → ChickeNES]

What strawman? The GPL has been one of the drivers of the success of Linux and copyright is what makes that work.

You still haven't articulated how that's restrictive.

[ChickeNES → cisc]

>> All the GPL does is restrict rights, unlike permissive licenses. > So.. Linux is bad and we should all use BSDs

I did not bring up Linux, much less called it bad, yet you made up a strawman and started attacking it. Good day.

[cisc → ChickeNES]

We're talking about the GPL. Linux is a major project protected by the GPL.

A license in isolation isn't interesting. The practical results of projects under a license is interesting.

Linux is a very successful practical result under the GPL and copyright makes the GPL work. Without copyright the GPL would be unenforceable.

[tpmoney → cisc]

> Without copyright the GPL would be unenforceable.

Without copyright, the GPL would be unnecessary.

[cisc → tpmoney]

Without copyright the little guys would constantly be screwed over by the big guys.

It really is one of those "without law you cannot have freedom" things.