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Free Software Foundation

Assigning your copyright to the Free Software Foundation helps us defend the GPL and keep software free. #GNU Questions about copyright assignment? Check out the new FAQ: u.fsf.org/3f3

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@fsf Not listed in the FAQ:

Doesn't copyright assignment defeat the purpose of copyleft licenses by allowing the assignee to relicense with a non-copyleft or even proprietary license?

What is the benefit—to contributors—of assignment over a more limited contributor agreement that grants specific permissions to add certain kinds of exceptions as needed, combined with "or any later version" licensing?

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