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Arguably by downloading it from github you’ve made an illegal copy.
by mnd999 8y ago
Arguably by downloading it from github you’ve made an illegal copy.
- louiz 8y agoNo, you copied on your hard drive something that was offered to you for free on github. Hosting that code yourself somewhere else would be illegal though.
- masklinn 8y ago> No, you copied on your hard drive something that was offered to you for free on github. It wasn't offered for free local reproduction since that right was not explicitly granted, and Github's license grant does not grant it either (as far as my reading goes). Though the country you're in may have a private copy exception, in which case you'd be in the clear I think (depending on the specifics of that exception).
- littlestymaar 8y agoIt might depend on the legislation though. In France at least it would fall behind the «Exception de copie privée».
- ndnxhs 8y agoBy making it public to view you agree others can load the page and view the code. Loading the page and viewing it is downloading it.
- kevin_thibedeau 8y agoThat's not how copyright law works. The particulars vary by country but the share everything internet culture doesn't automatically grant permission to make copies.