It is not a quick buck. I had some photos stolen before and commercially used in a magazine -- while I had a website, and had a side job as a photographer, and

It is not a quick buck. I had some photos stolen before and commercially used in a magazine -- while I had a website, and had a side job as a photographer, and I was selling licenses to my pictures! It is a lot of hassle. I hated to deal with that. Imagine your github repository being copied, and the content being used in the next version of say the Google Pixel, with no attribution and no respect for your copyrights. Unless you enjoy suing people and making enemies, it is not fun. Unless you have a lawyer on a retainer, it is not a quick buck. Also, this is just when you "catch" the violators. How many times did I have my pictures used commercially without attribution? I don't know. It may be why I left this line of business.