On Tue, Oct 12 2010, Éibhear wrote:
> Éibhear wrote:
>>>> Frank Duignan wrote:
>>> It is a win in the net neutrality sense sure, however as GPL
>>> supporters I'm sure none of us condone copyright theft
>>> "Has anyone credibly suggested that supporters
> of the GPL condone copyright theft?".
I would think that supporters of the GPL would reject the phrase
"copyright theft".
It's copyright infringement. This has different effects, which can
clearly be negative on the rights owner, but it works in a different way
from theft.
Brendan
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