What If Something Has No License?
Generally speaking, the absence of a license means that the default copyright laws apply. This means that you retain all rights to your source code and that nobody else may reproduce, distribute, or create derivative works from your work.
Can I fork a repo without a license?
In Github terms of service, if you make a repo public, others are free to view and fork it, apparently even if you place a commercial license on it, or no license. The lawyers will have to figure out if that means copy, use or whatever. ... A repository should not be able to be forked if it doesn't have a SPDIX license.
In Github terms of service, if you make a repo public, others are free to ...
Can you use unlicensed code?
1 Answer. Code without an explicit license is protected by copyright and is by default All Rights Reserved. The person or people who wrote the code are protected as such. Any time you're using software you didn't write, licensing should be considered and abided.
Using Unlicensed Code - Software Engineering Stack Exchange
What does no license mean?
If you find software that doesn't have a license, that generally means you have no permission from the creators of the software to use, modify, or share the software.
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What if code has no license?
If a repository has no license, then all rights are reserved and it is not Open Source or Free. You cannot modify or redistribute this code without explicit permission from the copyright holder.
What can I assume if a publicly published project has no ...