How does software licensing work?

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How does software licensing work?

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I've looked a lot in Google but I did not find an answer that would make everything clear.

Suppose I have a home project and publish this code in a very famous repository, such as Github . And he's there under no license. But I thought the code is of quality and I have to express and leave "official" that code is under that license.

Inside this:

How would I proceed to express and make official that my code is under a particular license?
What legal implications does this have?
I noticed that in the license comment a file always has a copyright . If I am an ordinary person, how do I express my copyright ?

How does software licensing / code work in general?

asked by anonymous 07.01.2015 / 00:39

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Default to typify errors / exceptions? Is it good practice to always manage errors with exceptions?

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Place a plain text file or embed it in the code expressing the license rules. Better yet, use default text from a standard license.

Find a lawyer.

Enter your name and year. Example: 2015 © Sid . This has no legal value if you can not prove that the authorship is yours, so a record may be necessary as well.

By default, software without a license should be considered as restrictive as possible. That is, do not even look at the content. You are licensed to inform and reassure potential interested in your software.

In general, in the example you are quoting, developers are more careful to make clear the freedom for others not to feel cramped in using that software. They do not care much about securing rights even because they do not intend to take action if something is violated. They are making it available without any commercial, financial or other concern.

If this is not the case then seek a lawyer because only he can give you reliable information.

Software Registration . It's hard to keep up to date.

List of commonly used licenses .

Article about Wikipedia licenses .

Other than that, the question is very broad and asks for information that only a specialist lawyer can provide. Random people without the necessary knowledge and skills can not go beyond the trivial to inform you.