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0 pointsmananaysiempre3y ago0 comments

> Picking a license indicates what you are willing to have others do with your work.

Picking a license indicates what you are willing to have others do with your work without going after them with a threat of handcuffs and prison bars. I might not be willing to do or threaten (government-mediated) violence to someone for being an arsehole, and yet consider them an arsehole.

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ahepp3y ago

This seems pretty silly. It's a civil matter, isn't it? Has anyone ever gone to jail for violating an open source license?

You could simply choose to not pursue legal action against license violators. Choosing a permissive license and then complaining when people do what you gave them permission to do is just ridiculous.

dec0dedab0de3y ago

You can goto jail for not paying a civil settlement. All laws are eventually backed by violence.

xyzzyz3y ago

> It's a civil matter, isn't it?

No. Willful copyright infringement for commercial game is a crime. See 17 U.S.C. § 506(a).

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