Re:The Commons Clause is an existential threat to open source
by majewsky on Wednesday August 22, 2018 @04:57PM
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I am not a lawyer. This is not legal advice.
> All a license can do is grant you rights you wouldn’t otherwise have because of copyright law, right?
No, it can absolutely restrict your rights. A license is a contract, and other contracts can also restrict your rights in exchange for other legal goods (see e.g. NDAs, or non-compete clauses in employment contracts).
> All a license can do is grant you rights you wouldn’t otherwise have because of copyright law, right?
No, it can absolutely restrict your rights. A license is a contract, and other contracts can also restrict your rights in exchange for other legal goods (see e.g. NDAs, or non-compete clauses in employment contracts).