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by whilenot-dev 23 days ago
Why is the CC BY-NC-SA stopping me to build my own?
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happymellon 23 days ago
I didn't say it did.

If it is a noncommercial licence then it removes the other option to set up a business selling these pre-built. Not everyone wants to build a printer.

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wizzwizz4 22 days ago
No, it doesn't: I can build a machine described in an All Rights Reserved book. CC BY-SA-NC grants additional permissions on top of that, but it doesn't remove any. You're thinking of patents.
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happymellon 16 days ago
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/deed.en

> NonCommercial — You may not use the material for commercial purposes.

I mean, the licence says that I can't...

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numpad0 23 days ago
dmca?
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