On 05/06/16 20:46, Aaron Wolf wrote: > On 06/05/2016 11:23 AM, Daniel Pocock wrote: >> >> If copyright law didn't exist, then developers would not be able to use >> the GPL to place copyleft conditions on derivative works >> > > (preface: I acknowledge this wording as slightly snarky) > > Repeat after me: "We can abolish copyright law if we just also mandate > source release for published works and prohibit DRM" >
>From a practical perspective, thought, I suspect that an outcome combining all the things in that sentence is extremely unlikely any time soon and so using copyright law to serve a useful purpose is the way to go for many people
