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jakelazaroff
1343 days ago
Again, if I put code in a public repo on GitHub and don’t include a license that allows it,
you cannot copy that code
. It doesn’t matter that you’re able to access it.
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kbelder
1342 days ago
I'm allowed to read it and learn from it. To distill the core concepts and recreate it.
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ranguna
1342 days ago
You as a human being, not you as a for profit company building a for profit product.
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frumper
1343 days ago
Cannot is a strong term. Telling me there may be consequences would be more accurate.
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abigail95
1343 days ago
I can claim fair use and short of an injunction there's nothing you can do to stop me.
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ranguna
1342 days ago
Claiming fair use is not a fix all card you can play like that, there are a lot of nuences for that to hold on trial.
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