GPL doesn't apply/doesn't have to be agreed to when the usage is allowed by the copyright law in another way. GPL can't override copyright exceptions like fair use (details vary by jurisdiction, but the principle is the same everywhere).
Even the license itself states it's optional, and you don't have to agree it (if you don't, you get the copyright law's default).
Author of the article is a former member of the Pirate Party and EU parliament, so they have expertise in the copyright law.
Even the license itself states it's optional, and you don't have to agree it (if you don't, you get the copyright law's default).
Author of the article is a former member of the Pirate Party and EU parliament, so they have expertise in the copyright law.