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0 pointsMichaelMoser1234y ago0 comments

How so? the MIT license allows you to do everything with the code. It doesn't allow to sue the author, but that's about it. Here it is: https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT

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bblough4y ago

From your link:

> The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.

Not including the copyright information for the MIT-licensed code is a violation of the license.

MichaelMoser123OP4y ago

depends on what is a 'substantial portion' of the software. i think that definition is not very clear.

bblough4y ago

No, it's not clear, and I guess that's up to the courts to decide.

But in my (non-lawyer) opinion - if the reproduced code is substantial/unique enough to be deemed to be covered by the license, then it's also substantial/unique enough to be subject to that license requirement.

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bblough4y ago

From your link:

> The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.

Not including the copyright information for the MIT-licensed code is a violation of the license.

MichaelMoser123OP4y ago

depends on what is a 'substantial portion' of the software. i think that definition is not very clear.

bblough4y ago

No, it's not clear, and I guess that's up to the courts to decide.

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