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by devnonymous 2392 days ago
> Because reasonable people already know how /letting people use/modify/redistribute modifications is good for software/ and don't need a /license/ to tell them. I've never seen a case where a /copyleft license/ improved software.

Don't you see the absurdity of the argument ?

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If we didn't have copyright law then your comparison would make sense.
... And if people were truly reasonable then your original statement would make sense.
People don't have a legal duty to act unreasonably. In your analogy they would...