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For questions about works that derive their core from another open work.

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How to use MIT license in a project?

The MIT license is so simple, you should be able to find the answer to your questions by just reading it. It has only one requirement: The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall b …
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If I include a ShareAlike/GPL/viral-licensed character in my videogame, is my videogame stai...

The main question you should be asking yourself is: is the game a derivative of the various characters that can be imported in it? As I understand your question, the game is programmed independently …
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How to disclose source of a software with mozilla public licence?

The fundamental question to ask is whether you have modified MPL-licensed source code. It can be generally checked easily because files under the MPL license are signaled with the typical header: /* T …
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Can I rewrite the Linux kernel by hand and modify it to escape it from the GPL?

You could write your own kernel and license it in any way you like since you would be the author, but it wouldn't be the Linux kernel. However in your question you seem to say that you would be follo …
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Is this copyright infringment?

The question of whether this is copyright infringement depends on whether your software is a derivative work of his software. It is generally considered OK to reproduce some software ideas / API (alth …
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If my R package uses GPL packages, does mine automatically inherit GPL?

You are technically allowed to distribute your own package under any license because you are distributing your code only. However, it would not be fair to the users of your package who might not reali …
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