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Do physical assets created directly from GPLed, copyleft digital designs (not programs or libraries) acquire the same license?
Situation: I use LGPL licensed software to create some digital assets that contain original designs. I don't modify the original LGPL software in the process; I just use it. The primary use of the ...
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Is AGPLv3 or MPLv2 better for an open-source API meant to be integrated into closed-source customer APIs?
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This open-source code is an API (let's call it X-API), which is meant to be used by businesses running their own closed-source APIs
The goal:
Let other companies/individuals interact ...
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Does using an AGPL 3.0 software via its REST API force to disclose source from calling software? [duplicate]
I'm currently developing a CMMS software. To allow pictures and other documents to be stored, I would like to use an Amazon S3-compatible API.
To allow this, I was thinking of using Min.io server ...
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Quoting GPL licensed text in presentation slides
There is an open source project licensed under the GPL v2. It does also contain textual files (JSON configuration examples). I would like to put those texts on slides in a presentation of mine.
Does ...
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If I use a public API endpoint that has its source code licensed under AGPL in my app, do I need to disclose my source?
If there's a public API server that has it's source code licensed with AGPL, and if I make an app that uses these public endpoints in some part of it, (entire application doesn't necessarily depend on ...
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How to control content changes under a CC BY-SA
I am writing a fiction whose goal is to bring the reader to examine her/his political beliefs in the light of various political implications and then to arrive, on her/his own, at possibly different ...
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Under AGPLv3+ do I need to provide the source for secondary applications?
I am working on a central application (AGPL3+) that will control and/or provide access to multiple secondary applications, mostly on other servers. It is trivial for me to provide the source for the ...
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CC BY-SA – Do I need to open source my app if I don’t really distribute it?
I started developing a commercial web application that uses spaCy – a MIT-licensed library for natural language processing. In order to use this library, one needs to initialize a processing pipeline ...
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If I include a ShareAlike/GPL/viral-licensed character in my videogame, is my videogame stained?
I'm making a video game with importable custom characters. My characters have a special license that forbids pornography and blasphemy in derivative works. It is viral in itself to prevent such acts.
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Is linking a correct proxy for derivative work determination in (copyleft) FOSS licenses?
I tend to use these simple tests to determine if the copyleft terms of a third-party project apply to the calling/reusing code:
if the calling code is linking (statically or dynamically) with GPL-...
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Is it possible to have a non-comercial license, while allowing commercial use of derivative works and further modification of the derivative work?
This is a somewhat complicated situation, and I have trouble finding a Creative Commons license that is appropriate.
Here is what I want the license to do:
Others should be able to redistribute my ...
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If my R package uses GPL packages, does mine automatically inherit GPL?
I've built an R package that uses a mix of libraries licensed under GPL-2 and GPL-3. From what I've read, because of this dependency, my package will also have to be GPL.
See here: https://www.gnu....
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Are derived videos of ShareAlike licensed material subject to CC BY SA?
If a video were to include media released under a Creative Commons share-alike license, would the final video also need to be released under a similar license since it is a derivative?
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Does OSL 3.0 require user access to source if I sell access to it as SAAS?
We are a small group of developers who are looking to base a product we have in development on a OSL 3.0 licensed Project (OroCRM). I have been having trouble understanding the exact terms of the OSL ...
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Appropriate licence for later merging back
I am a library developer. I want to open source it soon, but I'm not sure what license will work best for me.
My main concerns are:
I want to provide a commercial license for somebody who is willing ...
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Are there examples of proprietary software that functionally depends on copylefted software?
This question is a follow-up on: Are there examples of proprietary software that functionally depends on free software?
Please note that this is not a duplicate, as "copylefted" (and some more, see ...
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What are the arguments for considering dynamic links not to constitute derivative works?
The status of programs which are dynamically linked with Copyleft licensed binaries (such as a .dll) is contentious. I have created two questions for each side of the debate. The other can be found ...
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What are the arguments for considering dynamic links to constitute derivative works?
The status of programs which are dynamically linked with Copyleft licensed binaries (such as a .dll) is contentious. I have created two questions for each side of the debate. The other can be found ...
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