Comment by Kim_Bruning
9 days ago
The licensing terms exist as a patch on copyright. If copyright law were fixed, we wouldn't need those terms at all.
9 days ago
The licensing terms exist as a patch on copyright. If copyright law were fixed, we wouldn't need those terms at all.
> If copyright law were fixed, we wouldn't need those terms at all.
Why do you think so?
Because > 'The licensing terms exist as a patch on copyright.'
Upstreaming a patch implies you no longer need to maintain it.
Law doesn't quite work the same as software, but in this case the metaphor holds.