After my repeated posts / boosts arguing that in OSS we’ve overemphasized licenses and underemphasized community, governance, and sustainability…I actually have a license question:
What’s the current thinking on licenses that lay the legal groundwork for action against people using OSS source code for LLM training without seeking permission or offering compensation?
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@inthehands
Copyright gives you legal rights to determine who may make and distribute copies, and create derived works. it doesn't and shouldn't give you the right to determine who may use the work or for what purposes.
imagine the consequences of giving copyright holders that right...
"Jews and black people may not read or write book reviews of this novel" or "People who work for the Democratic party may not read the project 2025 document" or etc.
Paul Cantrell
Daniel Lakeland