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A comment on Leaked Samsung exFat driver relicensed as GPL. Parent comment

Re:Leaked Samsung exFat driver relicensed as GPL by Dylan16807 on Tuesday July 23, 2013 @10:06AM (#6090086)
There is no gray area. Derivative works are GPL or illegal. But nothing physically forces people from breaking the law. You cannot GPL a piece of code against the author's will.
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Re:Leaked Samsung exFat driver relicensed as GPL by icebraining on Tuesday July 23, 2013 @11:32AM (#6090629)
Nitpick: against the copyright holder's will. They're often not the same as the author (e.g., work for hire).
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