I'd have to disagree BSU. The thread was already pretty quiet even before the troll twins were banned.
Whether you liked or disliked that thread, you'll have to admit that it was a good containment unit and did it's job admirably of keeping the ownership and licensing debates out of everywhere else. By keeping it in one place, those who didn't want to bother with the issue simply didn't have to go there.
But I can guarantee you that if a new licensing thread isn't put in place, "when and if" anything new happens, threads will start popping up all over the place. Cluttering the boards and making more work for the Mods.
p.s.- But I am also with Abombz on this one: The Longest Thread should be brought back. Although there were several people who misused that thread, overall it was a lot of fun and gave MWers a place to just talk about goofy crap.