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Re:Copyleft terms may become unenforceable in 11 countries d... by bunderbunder on Thursday June 14, 2018 @02:46PM (#17314270)
Just like private citizens, a nation should also be allowed to enter into contracts where all the parties agree not to do things to each other that none of them want to have done to themselves.
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Re:Copyleft terms may become unenforceable in 11 countries d... by DoctorOetker on Thursday June 14, 2018 @05:42PM (#17315668)
You are simply describing the concept of a mutually symmetric contract. I think everybody here understands that concept.

Nations should also decide in a way that is representative of the desire of the population.

Perhaps the population thinks the following:

"Just like private citizens, a nation should also be allowed to enter into contracts where all the parties agree not to do things [commit cyber crime/negligence hidden behind the veil of closed source software] to each other that none of them want to have done to themselves."

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