> this isn't some example from a textbook or even stack overflow, but licensed pieces of work with all the legal complications that come with that I understand

> this isn't some example from a textbook or even stack overflow, but licensed pieces of work with all the legal complications that come with that I understand why these might feel different to you, but textbooks and stack overflow are also proprietary, licensed pieces of work. I don’t see why there would be much of a legal distinction.