Licensing / Legal News, Including Gulag/Google/YouTube Attacking Free Software With Its Legal Department/Bullies
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Do open source licences cover the Ship of Theseus?
I think there's a reasonable argument that de minimis non curat lex - the law cares not for small things. Is anyone seriously going to argue that I stole half a dozen bytes? Could they prove that I copied that single line from them? Would anyone care?
And yet, morally, I feel that I should give credit.
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YouTube Orders 'Invidious' Privacy Software to Shut Down in 7 Days
The developers of Invidious, a privacy-respecting alternative front-end for YouTube, have received a cease-and-desist notice from YouTube's legal department. The free and open source software, which provides a YouTube experience minus advertising and user tracking, has been instructed to shut down within seven days. As things stand, cooperation isn't on the agenda.