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For questions about how to correctly attribute the authors of works in derived works

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Can I do a mass attribution if I got all the data from one location but different users?

Fortunately, even if your attribution list is very long, Flaticon allows you place your attributions very unobtrusively. … For printing: Paste this attribution on the final work so the authorship is known (for instance, in the acknowledgements chapter of a book) For app's: Place the attribution on the credits/description …
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Should I cite anything in my app for public domain/license?

There is a tremendous difference between public domain and the broad (nebulous) category of what you call "public licenses". Public domain means there is no copyright on the work, and you may deal wit …
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License that prohibits attribution on derivatives?

In CC-BY 4.0, for example, section 3(a)(3) states that attribution must be removed upon request: If requested by the Licensor, You must remove any of the [attribution] information required by Section … Second, licensors may waive the attribution requirement, choosing not to be identified as the licensor, if they wish. …
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How should a codebase's original author be credited after they've transferred ownership of it?

Based on the exchange you've had with the previous repository maintainer, the previous maintainer never transfer ownership of his copyright. This situation is virtually identical (from a copyright and …
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Can anyone say my work is their work if I license it under the Unlicense?

Since the Unlicense doesn't require attribution, downstream distributors are under no obligation to identify you as the author. … The MIT/X11 license and the BSD licenses are very permissive choices that require attribution. …
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LGPL 2.1. Attributions required?

You may also provide attribution in other forms, but this is a courtesy not required by the license. 2. What part in the LGPL 2.1 license text states the requirement of the attribution? … There are two attribution requirements in LGPL 2.1. …
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Multi level license attribution problem

As for X, no attribution is necessary as long as no distribution occurs. Attribution requirements only apply when some copyrighted part of B is distributed to another party. … The attribution requirement only applies to distribution or public display of the work, or of a derivative. …
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Whom to leave link credit while using CC BY images

insofar as the URL "does not refer to the copyright notice or licensing information for the Work," it appears the CC BY 2.0 license requirements excuse you from including the URL within the required attribution
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Merging parts of another, parallel, fork [MIT]

You are certainly allowed to merge MIT/X11/Expat-licensed code into other code under the same license. (You are allowed to merge such permissively licensed code into virtually anything, including copy …
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What are my license (or giving-credit) obligations regarding open source software?

Since you don't distribute the software, you have no distribution-related obligations. (However, double-check if this really true. Notably, if you're running a Web service, check if any licensed code …
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