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You can put whatever you want in a license. You don't have to use the boilerplate licenses. Take one you like, tack on your additional requirements at the end,
by codingdave 1y ago
You can put whatever you want in a license. You don't have to use the boilerplate licenses. Take one you like, tack on your additional requirements at the end, and you're all good.
Enforcing it would be a challenge.
- tastyface 1y agoYes, hence I’m curious if there is precedent. A license in use by N people has more strength than one in use by a single person.
- codingdave 1y agoNo, it doesn't. A license is just a specific type of contract. The strength is not about the language used, but the ability to take it through a legal process to enforce it. You would need to identify who has broken it, file a suit in court against them, get through all the procedural steps they'll throw at you to get the suit thrown out, then finally actually prove all the elements of a contract at trial. The precedent you are seeking would help arguments in that last step, but that isn't part that makes enforcement a challenge.
- tastyface 1y agoYes, I understand that. It’s still easier to lobby or litigate politically if you’re not out there swinging your sword alone. If it comes time for a lawsuit (assuming a functioning legal system) it’s good to know that there is more than one person in the same situation as you.