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 release my whole game under one of these licenses if I only used these (relatively small) files in my game or is it just these files I have to keep licensed like that?
How do CC licenses (0, BY, BY-SA) affect proprietary/closed source applications?
I think this question is specific to indie developers be concerned about. Think about it as a “license clarification” or a “license practical use case”.
Licensing: CC-BY-SA to CC-BY-NC-SA
Disclaimer: I am not a lawyer, and I don’t expect anyone answering this question to also be, and I will not take the answer as legal advice.
Licensing: CC-BY-SA to CC-BY-NC-SA
Disclaimer: I am not a lawyer, and I don’t expect anyone answering this question to also be, and I will not take the answer as legal advice.
Creative Commons ShareAlike
Some of the CC licenses define ShareAlike term:
Creative Commons ShareAlike
Some of the CC licenses define ShareAlike term:
Creative Commons ShareAlike
Some of the CC licenses define ShareAlike term:
Using Database licensed under Creative Commons Attribution v3
I have access to a database which data is released under Creative Commons Attribution v3.0
How and when had the CC BY license become GNU GPL-compatible?
I believed that Creative Commons Attribution License, even being non-copyleft one, was always and still is incompatible with GNU GPL because of multiple minor issues; which, however, were gradually resolved from version to version: early versions of CC BY were hardly free at all; now, as far as I understand, the only unusual for a free software license clause of CC BY 4.0 is its key point: attribution requirements.
How and when had the CC BY license become GNU GPL-compatible?
I believed that Creative Commons Attribution License, even being non-copyleft one, was always and still is incompatible with GNU GPL because of multiple minor issues; which, however, were gradually resolved from version to version: early versions of CC BY were hardly free at all; now, as far as I understand, the only unusual for a free software license clause of CC BY 4.0 is its key point: attribution requirements.