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Again, if I put code in a public repo on GitHub and don’t include a license that allows it, you cannot copy that code. It doesn’t matter that you’re able to access it.


I'm allowed to read it and learn from it. To distill the core concepts and recreate it.


You as a human being, not you as a for profit company building a for profit product.


Cannot is a strong term. Telling me there may be consequences would be more accurate.


I can claim fair use and short of an injunction there's nothing you can do to stop me.


Claiming fair use is not a fix all card you can play like that, there are a lot of nuences for that to hold on trial.




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