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Even that's a minefield, a non-profit that sells things (like a sports club selling merch) is still potentially engaging in commercial activity.
by RobotToaster 2y ago
Even that's a minefield, a non-profit that sells things (like a sports club selling merch) is still potentially engaging in commercial activity.
- wink 2y agoGood point. I suppose many people, like me, would not think about that.. but.. IANAL but at least in Germany I think there's often some correlation of "not profit-oriented" and "no commercial purpose" - I mean, every time you let someone pay for membership in your club, it can be seen as commercial, but mostly not.
- RobotToaster 2y agoGermany is one of the countries I've heard this is an issue in https://www.techdirt.com/2014/03/27/german-court-says-creative-commons-non-commercial-licenses-must-be-purely-personal-use/ https://www.techdirt.com/2014/03/27/german-court-says-creati...