Answer by Dale M for Can one grant a license for something that is not...
NoIn common law jurisdictions, a licence is just a contract and requires consideration by both parties to be valid. In a typical licence arrangement, the licensor’s consideration is to allow the use,...
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Is it possible for someone to license something that is not copyrightable (e.g. too trivial, or no creative work)Probably not. A license for a copyright-protected work is permission to do something...
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Is it possible for someone to license something that is not copyrightable (e.g. too trivial, or no creative work), and is the licensee bound by that license if they use the "licensed" version instead...
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Nevertheless, companies and many people who create derivatives put licenses on their weights, claiming that downloaders must respect the license to use the weights.This is subtly different from the...
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