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Using CC BY-SA 4.0 data file for calculations on rest server used by closed source game
I'm making word game which is based on semantic similarity between words.
For that i need word vectors file. One of such file is available here, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0:
https://github.com/...
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Does every adaptation of a CC BY-SA work violate its terms?
I read somewhere (I cannot recall where) that licensing a work under a Creative Commons license (or any license, really) is like adding a second license on top of the "license" that ...
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How can I use programming documentation without infringing copyright?
I have a really hard time understanding how can I use copyrighted programming documentation, tutorials, articles, blogs, etc. presented as text or video, without infringing copyright?
I will explain ...
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How can I license my GitHub Page hosted in a open-source template?
Let's assume the following situation:
I have created a personal blog hosted on Github Pages, based in a modified version of a template from HTML5UP, which is available for free for personal and ...
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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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Quoting your own content (in your own work, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0) to avoid licensing it
Bob writes an article and licenses it under CC BY-SA 3.0.
Certain laws can permit Bob to include someone else’s content in his article, even if this content isn’t compatibly licensed. For example, ...
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Using CC BY-SA images in commercial print
I have created a custom set of playing cards and I want to use Wikimedia Commons pictures released as CC BY-SA 3.0 DE as illustration on the cards. Every card uses one picture. The pictures are not ...
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Can I adapt a CC-BY-SA licensed webpage to host rights-reserved copyrighted content?
I think the inverse of What do I need to share if I include CC-BY-SA artwork in my software?.
Some webpages, such as Code for America are licensed under CC-BY-SA. If I want to adapt the code for this ...
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