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Rewrite paragraph describing last paragraph of GPLv3§2.

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@ -2566,14 +2566,13 @@ to downstream users or customers. By making the limits on this provision
very narrow, GPLv3 ensures that, in all other cases, contractors gets the
full freedoms of the GPL that they deserve.
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The explicit prohibition of sublicensing ensures that enforcement of the GPL
is always by the copyright holder. Usually, sublicensing is regarded as a
practical convenience or necessity for the licensee, to avoid having to
negotiate a license with each licensor in a chain of distribution. The GPL
solves this problem in another way, through its automatic licensing
provision.
GPLv3~\S2's final paragraph includes an explicit prohibition of sublicensing.
This provision ensures that GPL enforcement is always by the copyright
holder. Usually, sublicensing is regarded as a practical convenience or
necessity for the licensee, to avoid having to negotiate a license with each
licensor in a chain of distribution. The GPL solves this problem in another
way --- through its automatic licensing provision found in GPLv3\~S10 (which
is discussed in more detail in \S\~ref{GPLv3s10} of this tutorial).
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