Who
Bradley M. Kuhn Anthony K. Sebro, Jr. Denver Gingerich Free Software Foundation, Inc. Software Freedom Law Center
What
Copyleft and the GNU GPL
A Comprehensive Tutorial and Guide
Where
When
First Published 2008
The Gist
A brief guide explaining how the GNU GPL works. It covers the four freedoms that the GPL and copyleft protect, as well as an analogy from Lawrence Lessig about software code versus legal code.
The Good
Gives a solid overview of Four Freedoms
Gives great Lawrence Lessig legal analogy
Gives overview of what Copyleft is
The Bad
- Doesn't talk about why to/not to use GPL
The Questions
Why did they feel the need to stress that Free Software can also be commercial?
With new "anti-hacker" movements from the US Government hurt the Software Freedom movement?
In Review
I think that this is a great guide for people that have had zero exposure to the GNU GPL. I didn't get much out of it, but that's okay because now it's a known resource that I can show to others who are interested in learning about Free Software.