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What kind of license/copyright is this? Can I use this in a GPLv3 licensed project? [closed]
I intent to release my code under the GPLv3 license. No problem to do this, until I came upon a 3rd party file. Their owners have the following statement in it (and no other statement regarding ...
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Adding a new file to a GPL project - how do I carry along/modify copyright information?
Continuing from Author has inserted copyright into code with gnu public license notice - implications?, can I add my author name to a new file (with original code) that I added to a project that comes ...
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May I relicense my project from GPLv3 to Apache 2.0? [duplicate]
I am about to publish an Android app project I would like to do it using GPLv3 license to avoid it being used in proprietary projects for now.
If I change my mind in the future, since I am the ...
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GPLv3 licensed library requirement and licensing own library BSD [closed]
I have been searching the web for quite some time now, but the plethora of opinions/comments/articles about licensing questions make it difficult to verify how trustworthy the various sources are. ...
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GPL Copyright notice in fork of dual licenced software when copyright of original has been sold subsequently
Since 2009 we are developing a fork of a CMS that was started in 1999 as commercial project, but released 2009 additionally under GPL. The original programmer sold copyright, code, name and website in ...
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Who is the copyright owner of a contribution (commit) to a GPL-licensed project? [duplicate]
Suppose, that Alice started a GPL-licensed project. Later, Bob married Alice, joined the project and made a 50% contribution to it.
Then they broke up, Alice sued Bob and by court decision took his ...
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What license is the GPL License licensed under?
The actual GPL License (that is, the text that contains the words "The licenses for most software and other practical works are designed...") is a document; I would assume therefore that it is under ...
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Can I use a part of another program without having to give away my rights on my own code?
I'm currently making a game and want to use some textfiles (lists of names) that are covered under the GNU General Public License (or the Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License). Do I have to ...
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Where does one draw the line between inspiration and plagiarism? [closed]
Suppose one would like to use in an iOS app only one function from a GPLv3 library that contains a large number of them. One cannot simply link the whole library beacuse otherwise the resulting ...
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Author has inserted copyright into code with gnu public license notice - implications?
I've found a project on Github that I'm interested in contributing to which claims to be open source and has a GPL license included with it.
But the original author has added a copyright ...
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Open source licenses (specifically GPL) & gamemaker's source format
Now with gamemaker studio source files are no longer stored in a proprietary format - instead they are stored as simple XML files containing all data. Now I am wondering, can projects created with ...
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What is the significance of each paragraph of the GPL "copying permission statement"?
Part of the FSF's instructions for placing a program under the GPL is including the following "copying permission statement" at the top of your file, under the copyright notice:
This program is free ...
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Placing of copyright notice in source code
I'm about to release a project of mine that I'm really proud of under the GNU GPL and I have some questions:
Should one attach a copyright notice on each and every source code file from their project?...
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How to get contributors assign copyright for copyright holder?
Let's say we have a company and we release our project under LGPL && GPLv3, as you know the only thing here is about contribution. People commit bug-fixes/features to the project, it's fine ...
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How do I dual license?
I'd like to open source a project of mine under GPL v3. Additionally, I'd like to sell a license for those who wish to use the code in a proprietary application.
How do I go about releasing my ...
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Copyleft Licenses - Need to attribute?
I'm currently evaluating which license to use for my next OS project, and things are getting more and more interesting after I decided that I really want to understand what the licenses mean.
Up ...
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Do I need to contact a lawyer to report a GPL violation in software distributed on Apple's App Store? [closed]
Some company is selling software through Apple's App Store which uses portions of code that I released publicly under the GPL. The company is violating the licensing terms in two ways, by (1) not ...
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GPL copyright notice
I don't have copyright licence from local government. How can I use GPL? As far as I know a step to apply GPL is to add the copyright notice:
Copyright XXXX shabab haider...
What shall I write in ...
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