Questions tagged [software]
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CC-BY-SA image in software, must the software be open-sourced?
I don't know why answers to simple questions need to be elusive sometimes, but the question is, as I see it, rather simple:
There is an image on the internet, like say Wikipedia. And the image is CC-...
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Late filing. A company patents an invention that they sell on the market for five years already. What's the "expiration date" of the patent?
A company has a software product they started selling, say, five years ago. For reasons, they only filed a patent yesterday, and got it granted today (Yeah, let's assume the patents office is that ...
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Which court has juridiction in case of the application of L113 9 from the code of intellectual property?
I want to request software developed in source code form (interpreted language) by researchers. The university and the cada refused on the basis specific status of researchers with regard to ...
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How to demonstrate copyright infringement with respect to design elements [duplicate]
A company advertises their new application. Some freelance developer might just see the advertisement and like some design details (color pattern, page element distribution, shape of some controls), ...
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India Jurisdiction - Can my company IP my work created outside job hours? [closed]
I wrote a computer script to solve a business problem of many customers.
I gave my efforts outside job hours and wrote the script. After the script was ready, I circulated it within my Company via ...
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Is reverse engineering software using neural networks legal?
Suppose there is some class of mathematical problems and a paid software that solves this class of mathematic problem. Now, let's say someone uses this paid software to generate training sets for a ...
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Can a licence preclude class actions?
The Couchbase Community Edition License Agreement states:
You may only resolve disputes with us on an individual basis, and you may not bring a claim as a plaintiff or a class member in a class, ...
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Constructing a dataset for private use no distribution to the public or commercial [closed]
I am a software engineer and I am learning a bit of Machine Learning and modern AI since it's such a hot topic these days.
I came up with an idea which is not too difficult to try in basic setup but I ...
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BlueSky Statistics 10 now completely closed source = R-licence violation?
BlueSky Statistics 10.2 was announced to be open source like 10.0.
But now years have passed and even 10.3 is available while still no source. Also the hint – that it will be open sourced at some ...
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Are particular structures of URLs subject to patent, copyright, or both?
I noticed Is copying a URL structure illegal? was closed as specific advice, but I don't have that particular problem and I'm curious about the underlying issues raised.
Can the particular order of ...
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Can a computer software that supports custom themes come with the color scheme from the UI of a video game pre-installed?
I already know that color schemes aren't subject to copyright unless they are complex enough, but that they can be protected by trademark under certain cases and uses. Can a computer software made by ...
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Software license: Interpretation of the word "application"?
Considering terminology such as
"...you may use the software to develop and test your applications..."
What is a reasonable interpretation of the word "application"?
Does "...
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Is it generally illegal to install proprietary software without owning a license?
To make this clear:
Is the act of installation illegal if the user does not own a license?
For example, I download some software and I install it. When I try to open, it says license required and it ...
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Non-Profit wants to monetize software/code it uses with clients to other non-competing organizations. Can it package and sell the code as an asset? [closed]
Could non-profit sell software/code it developed for clients to other non-competing organizations? (as an asset? or other?)
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Can I arbitrarily choose who to sell my software license to?
I want to dual license my software library, with copyleft and commercial licenses. Can I legally give any reason whatsoever for refusing to give a particular company or organization a commercial ...
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