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Re:Disney Is Placing Classic Fox Movies into Its Vault by deogeo on Sunday October 27, 2019 @01:44PM (#21371206)
You would have strictly fewer rights if the code did not include the GPL. It lets you use the code with no restrictions whatsoever, provided you place no restrictions on your users. And if you don't like that, you're still free to negotiate different terms with the owner of the GPLed code.

Really, you're complaining that the GPL takes away your right to take away rights.

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Re:Disney Is Placing Classic Fox Movies into Its Vault by scarface74 on Sunday October 27, 2019 @01:55PM (#21371289)
The author of that software has the right to distribute software as they please because of copyright law. The government/copyright protects creators and allows them to dictate terms of distribution just like it protects Disney.
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