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muldvarplast Friday at 2:48 PM2 repliesview on HN

> Unfortunately as I see it, even if you want to contribute to open source out of a pure passion or enjoyment, they don't respect the licenses that are consumed.

Because it is "transformative" and therefore "fair" use.


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candiddevmikelast Friday at 2:57 PM

Running things through lossy compression is transformative?

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terminalshortlast Friday at 2:53 PM

Fair use is an exception to copyright, but a license agreement can go far beyond copyright protections. There is no fair use exception to breach of contract.

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