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by nyar 5248 days ago
That article is dumb in its examples, lets consider something more realistic.

Every developer from this point onward adds a licensing clause for holywood execs - if that product is showcased during the movie a certain amount is owed to the developer at this point. Start putting it in every single app they will start making mistakes.

The other day I saw Open Office 2.0 in Girl with Dragon Tattoo - Libre office could easily add this clause.

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>Libre office could easily add this clause.

That clause is incompatible with the LGPL, and Libre Office doesn't do copyright assignment, so there are many copyright holders, all of whom would have to agree to the licensing change. Not so easy.