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what a good idea, a similar license for apis that forces access to the data in the same way gpl forces access to the source code
by etherealG 14y ago
what a good idea, a similar license for apis that forces access to the data in the same way gpl forces access to the source code
- Vivtek 14y agoYeah, but who would enforce it? A class-action suit, maybe?
- etherealG 14y agoanyone that can. e.g. a smallish company basing their business on top of an api from a bigger one like twitter or google could feel safe knowing that they couldn't legally remove access later. and if they did that small company could recoup their potential earnings through litigation. it works just the same way as gpl does to code.