| The Fair Use test has four prongs: - Purpose and character of the use - Nature of the copyrighted work - Amount and substantiality - Effect upon work's value I feel like that provides a valid ethical framework in both cases. For example, if my AGPL code is taken and ends up in another open-source project, just without attribution, I'm okay with it. If it's used for a father-son duo making an awesome thing for Burning Man, unaware of where it came from, I'm fine with that too. If it's used by a large commercial organization to compete with my open0source project, I'm not okay. I don't feel bad using SD at home for personal use. It's a lot of fun. I would feel bad, for example, using it to make advertisements or Hollywood films. I don't feel bad about most non-commercial and educational settings. Your line might be a different place, but there's a line somewhere, and it's not all-or-none. |