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OK I've gotta ask, with such a strong push for "eliminating intellectual property protections", why bother with this footer on your site:

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Not the author, but I similarly support eliminating (well, severely limiting) intellectual property protections and make use copyright at the same time (GPL term enforcement).

With current laws, it's one reasonable way to get close to my ideals. It's the same reason why the Apache 2.0 license is against the friction caused patents by acknowledging them and addressing the issues they raise.

It's using ip law against itself (although I can't really speak for the author in this specific case).

Yes, the FSF has long warned that weakening copyright may also weaken or endanger copyleft.

Good call. That was built in to the Ghost template I am using and I never changed it. I've been meaning to update some things on my site so I will relicense as Creative Commons. Thanks for pointing that out!

Plus, of course: http://jdebp.eu./FGA/law-copyright-all-rights-reserved.html

It's a tangent but I'm all for calling out hipocracy. Author should've used Creative Commons or public domain.

It's not hypocrisy. Defending an overall elimination of IP is not the same as supporting individual self-abnegation. Self-sacrifice that doesn't lead to the desired goal is just masochism.

That wouldn't apply here since the goal was to spread an idea but that copyright made spreading it illegal without a license. Modifying to Creative Commons aids the goal plus is cconsistent with stated principles. So, it's the best move.

Fortunately, the author agrees and intends to change the license.

I just mentioned above (after your comment) that it's just an oversight. That text was built in to the Ghost template I used and I never bothered to change it. But I absolutely will change it to Creative Commons next time I make updates to the site.

Great! Glad it was just an oversight. Creative Commons also has helpful descriptions on their website to simplify picking your preferred license. Will make it easier.

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