Questions tagged [derivative-works]
For questions about works that derive their core from another open work.
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Can a derivative of a GPL 2.0 only work be relicensed as GPL 2.0 or later work?
If I have a piece of software which is licensed under the GPL 2.0 only (there is no "or later" clause in it's license), and I modify it, can I relicense my derivative work as GPL 2.0 or ...
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Indirectly distributed AGPL with FOSS exception compliance
We have an old proprietary service that contains automated tests and they run in our CI & CD infrastructure. In order to run these tests, we are dependent on the old NUnit.Parallel and this ...
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Licensing a derivative work from a project
I'm going to write a C library that contains the major and most useful functions from Apache Commons IO's Java package. I will rewrite in C a lot of functions contained in Apache Commons. What do I ...
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If an AI is trained on code under a specific license (e.g. MIT) would it be legal to use the generated code under that same license? [duplicate]
I wonder if it would be legal to train AI code generators on various code bases separated by license and then get assistance on your project by whatever model complies with your project's license.
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Are reimplementations of works with a non-commercial license usable commercially? [closed]
Nvidia releases some of its research works like Instant NGP with the source code. I was reading a paper and its license, "Nvidia License" and wondering if reimplementing the paper, for ...
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Can I develop a video game or mod related to 3rd party artwork?
I'm developing a video game with many easter eggs and references to science, technologies, philosophy, and some movies, tv series, animated series, video games, franchises of fictional universes, ...
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Can a database include both ODbL and CC BY-SA works?
The CC BY-SA license is incompatible with the ODbL license.
The confusing thing about ODbL is that it seems to pertain to entire databases, rather than to individual works.
Is it possible then to have ...
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What are my obligations if I bundle rasterized CC BY 4.0-licensed vector icons in my software?
I'm considering using the free version of Font Awesome in my closed-source game. Its icons are licensed under CC BY 4.0. Because of how the game engine works, the game would embed rasterized versions ...
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How to license a mashup? [duplicate]
I have designed a mashup that uses open source software. A substantial part of another open source project was used and the software of that project was made available under the MIT license. There is ...
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Can I charge a royalty for derivatives of my project that are used commercially?
An interesting thought popped up to me earlier today as I was developing my project. My thought was whether I could charge royalties for a derivative (being used commercially) of my project. Would ...
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Can you change GPLv2 licensed software, but keep your new source closed?
If I were to make deep modifications to the Linux kernel, virtually make a 'new' kernel in a way, for my project, which is building my own operating system, (yes, I know, a lot of work, but hey, I'm ...
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GNU GPL license for my camera Linux driver
My company manufactured a MIPI CSI2 camera and I have developed a camera driver for that camera. The driver is based on the NXP camera driver.
I have changed all the function names and variable names ...
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On Mac OS X, if a resource is created or edited with the GPL-licensed Rezilla utility, is the resource a derivative work of the Rezilla software?
On the Mac OS X platform, there is an open source resource editor utility called Rezilla. For those that are unfamiliar, a lot of the Rezilla utility’s functionality is similar to that of the ResEdit ...
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GNU General Public License v3.0 Embedded Web Program Question
Say I have a program named X. If I edit X, I have to make the source code of X open source.
If I have another program (say a web application) and I write my own code Y (which is closed source) and I ...
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Can one get all copyrights on derivative software if one add enough new code?
According to german law, can one get all copyrights on software derivative if one added enough new code?
if yes, how is the "percentage of new code" measured?
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Can I redistribute a modified part of an open-source project under 3-clause BSD license
I would like to take a small stand-alone part of an open-source Python project (one class from a relatively big project), enhance it, and release it as separate project on PyPI so that I can use it ...
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Can I make a closed-source game if part of it utilizes a EUPL-licenced code?
I want to make an app game in which I make use of a code that is licensed under the EUPL. The code will probably make up about 10 to 20 percent of the game's entire code (the rest will be original ...
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Create a new git repository which includes part of an existing one?
The git repository for an existing open source library looks something like this:
A/ B/ C/
D/ E.txt F.txt
I need to create a new repository for a new ...
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Will I be in trouble if I alter or innovate a work that is under CC Non-Commercial, and use it to my project?
I am a Blender animator, and I have found a lot of designs at thingiverse.com and I want to use them for my project. But I found out that the designs that I've downloaded are under Creative Commons - ...
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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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Do significant changes to code allow a license change from 3-BSD to something else? [duplicate]
Suppose person X writes some library foolib, licensing it under the 3-BSD license.
Person Y now takes the foolib sources and develops it further, making significant changes: More functionality, ...
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Is it legal to modify Open-sourced Java JDK?
I'm planning on making an open-sourced Chinese version of Java by modifying the open-sourced Java JDK, like how the Easy Programming Language (aka. 易语言) did with Visual Basic. Is this legal?
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Is it possible to use x11vnc in proprietary software?
Are there any problems with using X11Vnc in my proprietary software stack? I am very new to this licensing stuff.
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