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Can I use spacy model licenced under CC BY-SA 4.0 Deed and don't change the license of my code?
I want to use korean spacy model, but it's licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 Deed, If I add this model to my binary file, will I have to license my code under CC BY-SA 4.0 Deed? (Important part of my program is ...
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does reformatting JSON count as 'transformation' for CC-SA?
I am working with a very large JSON dataset licensed CC-BY-SA. I only need parts of this dataset, and some of the JSON field names are not especially descriptive, so I am re-naming them.
The text of ...
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Can CC-BY-SA code be removed from a larger code base and not have the remaining code bear the CC-BY-SA license?
My understanding of the CC-BY-SA is that if you use a snippet of CC-BY-SA code in a larger project, not only must you reveal the source code of your entire project, but you must also brand the entire ...
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Can I change the content license on my Stackoverflow/Stackexchange posts to something more permissive like MIT?
I was experimenting with Stackoverflow's API requests and I noticed this on my posts:
I've mentioned in previous posts that while I respect CC BY-SA 4.0's intentions, I don't like the copyleft ...
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Can I sever proprietary code from a codebase that was published containing CC BY-SA 4.0 code?
If I copied some code from Stackoverflow early on in the development process, forgot to take it out, and published the finished website containing the code from Stackoverflow, is my website no longer ...
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I need clarifications on what rights I'm granting by the CC BY-SA 4.0
It was recently brought to my attention that by posting anything to Stackoverflow, you irrevocably grant Stackoverflow a CC BY-SA 4.0 license to your posted content. I thought CC BY-SA 4.0 was ...
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If I use a CC-BY-SA artwork as part of my book cover art, do I need to share my entire book cover art under a similar license?
I'm confused about the share alike part of the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license which states:
share alike – If you remix, transform, or build upon the material, you must ...
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Does CC BY-SA affect recordings of performances of songs?
If I write, and publish sheet music for, a hymn under CC BY-SA, and it is sung in a church, and the church records their services, does the recording have to be CC BY-SA? If so, can I avoid this while ...
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Copyleft/share-alike non-attribution licenses?
Is there any existing license can a person can use to distribute a document that allows reuse, derivative works, and free distribution, under the condition of it being licensed under the same or a ...
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CC BY-NC-SA "ShareAlike" (source vs binaries)
If I use and adapt a part from the source code of an open-source (Java) project Licensed under CC BY-NC-SA (3.0) into my project :
I know the "ShareAlike" requirement means I'll have to ...
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Can I use documentation licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 in an application?
There is a very complex API endpoint with a documentation licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Due to its complexity, I am considering developing a commercial visual drag & drop editor (single-page web ...
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Copyleft for screenplay that forces film to be free
Consider I wrote a screenplay or book and I want if someone make a film from it, share it with same license that I used (Or another free license that keeps this constraint).
Is CC BY-SA okay? Or is ...
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Appropriate copyleft license for translation files
I'm using a GPL license (with an AppStore exception) for my app and CC BY-SA for the images used in the app, as I know the GPL isn't appropriate for artwork.
However, I'm wondering what I should ...
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Creative Commons ShareAlike, weak or strong copyleft?
I am wondering whether Creative Commons ShareAlike is a weak or strong copyleft license. That is, does it allow linking with code with under a different license?
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In which cases must I relicense my product under the CC BY-SA license?
Because copyright law can encompass a huge range of scenarios and be unclear to talk about in abstract terms, I'm going to give concrete examples. I understand CC BY is a permissive license. All it ...
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How do Wikipedia licenses, CC-BY-SA and GFDL differ?
Wikipedia licenses most of their text and images under two licenses, CC-BY-SA and GFDL. We can choose either of the licenses while using the work.
I know both of them are copyleft licenses and ...
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Will adding a BY-SA image to a blog post make the entire post BY-SA?
I tried to read the license deed but it was too advanced for me to understand.
Consider these 2 situations,
I take a CC-BY-SA image and upload it to my blogpost it as is, without any modification.
I ...
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My university is asking to choose between BY-SA and GFDL to release my work
An infographic I designed is to be uploaded to my university website. They have asked me to choose between the BY-SA and GFDL to release my work.
I tried looking up the difference but I cannot find ...
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can I use CC BY-SA 3.0 media (pictures) in a software partly licensed under a non-derivative license?
I am working on software that contains graphics I didn't make, that are licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0.
Since the software contains other parts I didn't make, I want to put it under two different ...
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Can I license Latex code under GPL but the content under CC BY-SA?
I have written a non-trivial scientific text for university.
It is written in Latex and I want to make the source available under GPL (v3 if that matters) so other can learn from my Latex skills. ...
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Is it more accurate to compare CC BY-SA to LGPL rather than GPL?
CC BY-SA, LGPL and GPL are all copyleft licenses. GPL's key feature is that by embedding one work in another (as defined in a software context), the combined work becomes GPL. With LGPL this is not ...
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Does a CC BY-SA 4.0 specification lose any AGPL3+ benefits?
If I release a program specification [1] under the AGPL, and the program itself under the AGPL, the two are obviously compatible: I can develop them at the same time, copy text (for example, method ...
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How do I stop republication under a different license?
Suppose I am finishing an open source software. I am about to publish it but I just have to choose the license. I want it to be a CC-BY license but I don't want anyone to republish it under ANY other ...
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What do I need to share if I include CC-BY-SA artwork in my software?
CC-BY-SA is a Creative Commons license with a copyleft clause - if you derive something from it, you must also provide the derivative under the same license if you distribute it. The relevant clause ...
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