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Not a chance. Anything sufficiently complex enough to be a "work" is automatically copyright (in most countries). That means absent an open source license you
by Perdition 12y ago
Not a chance. Anything sufficiently complex enough to be a "work" is automatically copyright (in most countries).
That means absent an open source license you cannot "copy" (as distinct from "view") or create a derivative of that work.
"Open source" does not refer to the code being publicly viewable (Microsoft tried to pull that one a decade ago).
- brudgers 12y ago[IANAL] Open Source licenses are licenses because the copyright holder retains copyright. The reason there are terms is because the works are not in the public domain. Remember, that in the US [other countries may differ] fair use is a cornerstone of copyright law.