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ffsm8 • today at 12:06 PM • 2 replies • view on HN

i see. as long as i can download Software that is made available for free for students its completely legal to do so and use them commercially as a non-student, after all its freely downloadable.

good thing you explained how copyright works legally, almost spend my money unnecessarily.


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littlecranky67 • today at 1:30 PM

COPYright becomes relevant once you COPY something. As in, give it to a third party. I don't see any third party involved here. The download itself is not subject to copyright - licensing terms may or may not apply - and just because the license text says something doesn't mean it holds up in court.

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phoghed • today at 12:12 PM

Yes, as of now, you can do exactly what you assume that Roblox did. How is this still surprising to people?