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> something like the GPL licence with an additional clause that projects built with bud must be open-sourced too Would this be enforceable, though?
by egeozcan 12y ago
> something like the GPL licence with an additional clause that projects built with bud must be open-sourced too
Would this be enforceable, though?
- belorn 12y agoComplex answer, but simplified the answer would be yes. The primary reason why it would be enforceable is that you need a license to run a program (copying to ram, as per https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MDY_Industries,_LLC_v._Blizzard_Entertainment,_Inc. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MDY_Industries,_LLC_v._Blizzar...). A build program's license could thus include any type of conditions which dictate terms for usage, including what kind of license that project has. The only limits are those inherent to copyright itself (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Limitations_and_exceptions_to_copyright https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Limitations_and_exceptions_to_...), and consumer protection laws. Consumer protection law would be the best guess as to limit what kind of conditions a product has after sale, but so far most legal system has chosen not to do so, and it get even more complex area when the product is given away for free.
- egeozcan 12y agoThanks for the explanation. The complexity of the copyright system never fails to surprise me.