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Re:Ask HN: What to do when somebody “steals” your MIT licens... by znpy on Friday October 15, 2021 @09:03PM (#28884754)
> What should I do?

First things first, if your repository does not include a license file, I'm not sure how important the github icon is. Otherwise the default is public domain? Which still entitles you to something (at least in the eu afaik).

Other than that, if youve got a bit of money to spare, have a lawyer send a letter or something, just to have some form of precedent set.

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Re:Ask HN: What to do when somebody “steals” your MIT licens... by iab on Friday October 15, 2021 @09:13PM (#28884802)
If your code does not contain an explicit license, it is by default “All rights reserved”, I.e not open-source or free.

For op, they are obviously in violation of the MIT open-source requirements, but unfortunately the ramifications for this are usually minimal.

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Re:Ask HN: What to do when somebody “steals” your MIT licens... by gardnr on Friday October 15, 2021 @11:04PM (#28885211)
Thanks for posting this. I'll see how they respond and maybe contact some Norwegian council.
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