[pp.int.general] 3-step usage rights / forced licensing model

Richard Stallman rms at gnu.org
Thu Nov 5 12:38:37 CET 2009


    > I suggest avoiding use of the term "creator" for authors and artists;
    > that term is propaganda.

    But authors and artists create art...

The issue is not about "create", it's about "creator".
That word carries a connotation which works against our efforts.
For us to use that word would be an "own goal".

http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/words-to-avoid.html explains why.


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