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> First, backend website code is not protected by copyright because it's not published Unpublished works are protected by copyright. http://copyright.cornell.e
by eurleif 15y ago
> First, backend website code is not protected by copyright because it's not published
Unpublished works are protected by copyright. http://copyright.cornell.edu/resources/publicdomain.cfm http://copyright.cornell.edu/resources/publicdomain.cfm
- smsm42 15y agoBut wouldn't you need to distribute for copyright protection to kick in? Copyright is exclusive right to distribute. If you just stole the code and keep it, you can be liable to various crimes, but I don't see how copyright infringement can be one of them.