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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 very narrow, GPLv3 ensures that, in all other cases, contractors gets the
full freedoms of the GPL that they deserve. full freedoms of the GPL that they deserve.
% FIXME: transition, and some word smith GPLv3~\S2's final paragraph includes an explicit prohibition of sublicensing.
This provision ensures that GPL enforcement is always by the copyright
The explicit prohibition of sublicensing ensures that enforcement of the GPL holder. Usually, sublicensing is regarded as a practical convenience or
is always by the copyright holder. Usually, sublicensing is regarded as a necessity for the licensee, to avoid having to negotiate a license with each
practical convenience or necessity for the licensee, to avoid having to licensor in a chain of distribution. The GPL solves this problem in another
negotiate a license with each licensor in a chain of distribution. The GPL way --- through its automatic licensing provision found in GPLv3\~S10 (which
solves this problem in another way, through its automatic licensing is discussed in more detail in \S\~ref{GPLv3s10} of this tutorial).
provision.
% FIXME: new section here, just to talk DRM before the other section. % FIXME: new section here, just to talk DRM before the other section.