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I find you're assertion, that something that lacks a copyright license shouldn't be shared, far more troubling.
by benatkin 14y ago
I find you're assertion, that something that lacks a copyright license shouldn't be shared, far more troubling.
- steveklabnik 14y agoTechnically, according to the law, they are 100% correct.
- coldtea 14y agoHe means according to Justice and Good, not the law.
- eterm 14y agoCopyright is automatic and does not require a visible license. Any provided licenses are just that, a license, they do not strengthen, remove nor water down copyright. E.g. If you post something under a CC attribution license, and someone shares it without attribution then they are breaking copyright, not breaking the license. They aren't licensed. On the other hand, if no license at all is posted, this isn't a right to copy or derive works, there is automatic copyright on the works.