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How do you use GPLv3 icons in non-software artwork?

The GPL is intended primarily as a software license. However, it is worded so that it can apply equally well to non-software works such as icons1. From the definitions section of the license: "The P …
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If I create a derivative work of code that follows a protocol, am I still bound by its license?

I assume that the CPOL is like the GPL in that it is "viral"? Copyright is based on original creations. To infringe a copyright, you have to copy the original work - simply creating a new work from t …
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Ramifications of the proposed new SE licensing model

I posted an answer to the announcement post that pretty much sums up why part of this - the exception - is a bad idea: You're essentially creating a crayon license. If you modify the terms of …
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Can I sell my MIT-licensed software if it is modified by others?

Depending on how they chose to provide their fork, yes. The MIT license, which you chose to license your work under, doesn't prevent anyone downstream from changing the license, nor from changing the …
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Do I have to release my code as GPL when a Java Library is GPL

Absolutely yes. The GPL is very strict on this: any type of (code) linking to a GPL-licensed library is considered derivative and must also come under GPL. In Java, this means a single import statemen …
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