Software licensing is just another form of property rights, and property rights is what society uses to incentivise civility.
I guess who cares about civility if you're the last man standing.
Also - that word: civility. We're animals driven by self-interest. What should civility even mean here
> Software licensing is just another form of property rights
That's a pretty substantial assertion and without much to back it up.
The framing of copyright as basically the same as ownership of chattel or land is a propaganda campaign.