Copywrite protection and source-code distribution

[Roger Matthews <roger matthews hotmail com>]

I have developed an application using GTK+3.10. What copy-write protection can you (GTK+) provide for me. I 
have been told that copywrite is free and automatic and that to protect the software from piracy I need 
sufficient money to prove prior usage in a court of law.  I don't see how the requirement of including my 
source code in the package will allow for successful commercialisation when someone can just simply copy the 
source-code.  I have no problems about acknowledging GTK+ for providing the GUI development platform and for 
helping with problems in coding, etcetera. Without adequate protection this requirement (including the 
source-code) renders GTK+ useless as far as any kind of commercialisation is concerned, please enlighten me 
on this matter.

Roger Matthews


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