By definition, anyone can turn permissively-licensed software into proprietary software. Without asking anyone's permission. It happens all the time. That is why we need the copyleft.

Contracts often have a clause stating that "all your code are belong to us (the company)". I would not write proprietary software (it is an unethical activity) and I had rather not have such a clause even if the software is free: the company could end up subjugating users with the code I wrote. Given the current job market for developers, it is possible to find jobs where you work on free (or custom) software while keeping your copyright.

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