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MIT license and code tutorial

If I follow a tutorial, on a website, that has its code under MIT license and I write some code inspired to that code, shall I put the license and the copyright notice in the software?

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When do I have to distribute the source code of GPLv2 licensed software?

I was wondering if there is a time line when I have to distribute source code for a binary that has been released under the GPLv2 license. To my understanding, I would need to release the source code...

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What company and/or government permits/licenses are required when selling an...

Are there specific licenses that need to be on hand, or any permits that need to be signed by various parties, in the United States, when an electronic device is sold? If it’s easier, if the device is...

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MIT license and code tutorial [on hold]

If I follow a tutorial, on a website, that has its code under MIT license and I write some code inspired to that code, shall I put the license and the copyright notice in the software?

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Can you license a fork of a public domain library?

The original library has this statement in its readme, with a link to CC0 1.0. To the extent possible by law, [redacted] Company, LLC has waived all copyright and related or neighboring rights to this...

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GPLv2 code as a separate process in a closed-source iOS app?

I’d like my (currently) closed-source iOS app to use some GPLv2 licensed code. The code I want to use is simply a converter from one file format to another — nothing too complex or proprietary. Given...

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Which sentences are normal in a commercial company user end license...

I was reading an ‘User End License Agreement’ and asked myself whether such paragraphs aren’t suspect. As well my I asked myself whether such sentences are normal in those end license agreements or are...

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Are there pre-made commercial software licenses to choose from?

I currently have an open source project that is licensed under GPLv3. I’d like to dual license it, so I can offer it for commercial use. Are there any resources for choosing or creating a commercial...

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How to manage copyright notices from contributors to a BSD licensed project

We have the following BSD license in the LICENSE file: Copyright (c) 2006-2016 SymPy Development Team All rights reserved. Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without...

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Licensing a portion of a project under the MIT and the rest under the MPL

In a compiler project I’m creating, I’m licensing the compiler sources under the MPL. However, I’m looking to license the just the standard library under the MIT or BSD license. In the MIT terms, it...

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