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by cmeacham98 1515 days ago
I don't believe that owning the copyright to software can ever be infringing, at least in the US (disclaimer: not a lawyer, feel free to correct). It is generally the act of distributing said software that falls into some sort of legal violation.
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I agree, but I don't immediately understand if that would necessarily always save Conservancy from being drawn into lawsuits about other matters.