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Re:Inventor says Google is patenting work he put in the publ... by chii on Sunday June 10, 2018 @10:12AM (#17278187)
> Some companies are averse to using software they need to provide attribution for

why would that be? They certainly already need to put in a license page/dialog/display somewhere, so it makes so little difference adding an extra piece of text there.

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Re:Inventor says Google is patenting work he put in the publ... by ghaff on Sunday June 10, 2018 @10:58AM (#17278390)
Perhaps because it can be error-prone to keep attributions together with the thing requiring attribution.

This is certainly an issue with things like photos and Creative Commons. Anyone who uses CC-BY-SA photos in presentations knows very well that, as photos get reused and mixed in different presentations, it's very easy to end up dropping a credit somewhere. I know I try hard not to do so, but I'm sure I still miss things from time to time.

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