Questions tagged [terms-of-service]
Terms of service govern the behavior and responsibilities of both user and operator.
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Applicable legal terms when interacting with smart contracts on the Ethereum network
When smart contracts are deployed on the Ethereum network they are operated by multiple anonymous nodes of the network. Assuming that the code of the smart contracts is subject to the MIT license, if ...
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Does license prohibition of illicit / malicious use or modification clash with GPL's freedom to modify?
I am building a decentralized community service, where it is critical for each client to run a "legitimate" build version in order for the service to operate properly. The client versions do ...
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Mechanisms to disclaim liability or have users waive their ability to sue you (for Wikipedia-like websites/mobile apps for good)?
I've been thinking about creating some free/open source websites and publishing some free/open source mobile apps to the Google Play Store. The aim of the websites/apps are to provide things/...
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Is using SheetJS free for commercial use?
I downloaded a version of SheetJS here https://unpkg.com/[email protected]/dist/xlsx.full.min.js
It's basically a version of xlsx that allows me to export an excel document and allows me to manipulate data ...
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Does copyright infringement apply to user interfaces in a software?
I am making an open-source software that is an alternative version of another very popular software, Postman. The inspiration reflects mainly on user interface and concepts. No source code was copied ...
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Is this normal? Intermediate client is not willing to provide license terms and not willing that I appear as the author
An intermediate client (say software agency) requested me to develop a plugin for a popular system. She is selling this to the final client.
Full story is here in this other question: Can I publish a ...
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Do Amazon AppStore terms allow for GPL software?
The terms for the Apple AppStore have been shown to conflict with the GNU GPL in such a way as to prevent GPL apps from being in the store — see this question. Are the Amazon AppStore (the standard ...
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Example Terms of Service for OSS software hosted on Google platform?
I've written a relatively simple extension for Google Sheets that is open source and free, but recently Google have changed their policies and require all such extensions to include a Terms of Service....
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How do I require users to license future submissions on sign-up?
Users will submit content to my website. I want them to license that content under CC BY 4.0 when they do, otherwise they should not submit it. Thus, all user-submitted content will be released under ...
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Is it a license breach to post GPLv3 content to Facebook?
We are discussing if it would be a license breach to post / distribute GPLv3 licensed material on Facebook (of course with attribution to the origins of the material and the owner)?
Some say if you ...
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How do companies spot when a person is violating their terms and conditions? [closed]
I'm a developer (startup) and I'm working in a few healthcare projects, I prefer Highcharts for data visualization.
My questions are as follows:
1. Why does one purchase a license when one can use ...
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Do Stack Exchange’s ToS mean that the user-generated content is double-licensed to them?
In the ToS of Stack Exchange sites, under the section Subscriber Content, the first sentence states that my submitted content is licensed (to Stack Exchange) under CC BY-SA 3.0:
You agree that all ...
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How does GitHub's "forking right" cope with an "All rights reserved" project?
The GitHub FAQ states (emphasis mine):
You're under no obligation to choose a license. It's your right not to
include one with your code or project, but please be aware of the
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