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> the copyright holder would be entitled to just compensation.

I would suggest that for a lot of organizations whose code has become written into laws, the organizations actually benefit from their incorporation even if they were to be required to release the copyright. They may lose some 'access-control' revenue from release of the copyright, but overall their closeness to the rules gives them ample opportunity to make money from associated services (e.g. training, consulting, membership and influence on revisions to name a few).



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