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> I think we should start pressurise politicians so that they force companies to pay royalties to open source contributors based on % of revenue. ...If someone
by mb7733 6y ago
> I think we should start pressurise politicians so that they force companies to pay royalties to open source contributors based on % of revenue.
...If someone makes something and gives it out for free, the government can't retroactively force users to pay for it. It's up to the creator to choose a different lisence.
- aaron-santos 6y agoThe government makes people retroactively pay for stuff all the time. It's the basis for torts.
- varispeed 6y agoIt is not retroactive, but "from now on" with a grace period. Granting a free license will not be legal, except for individuals, charities, non-profit organisations and SME. You may think that this is wrong, because this has been a status quo and big corporations were doing a great PR to keep it that way, but this is extremely damaging to society.