What are the exact legal boundaries of fair use when incorporating copyrighted software code snippets from GitHub into a commercial mobile app for my senior design project?
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What are the exact legal boundaries of fair use when incorporating copyrighted software code snippets from GitHub into a commercial mobile app for my senior design project?
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U.S. Copyright Office computer programs fair use software code 17 USC 107 officialGoogle ↗
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Supreme Court Google LLC v Oracle America fair use computer code 2021 opinion officialGoogle ↗
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GitHub docs licensing a repository no license copyright permissionsGoogle ↗
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17 USC 102 107 117 Cornell Legal Information Institute software copyright fair useGoogle ↗
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ChatGPT real searches (4)
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Searches and sources
ChatGPT4 real searches · gpt-6
U.S. Copyright Office computer programs fair use software code 17 USC 107 official Google ↗
Supreme Court Google LLC v Oracle America fair use computer code 2021 opinion official Google ↗
GitHub docs licensing a repository no license copyright permissions Google ↗
17 USC 102 107 117 Cornell Legal Information Institute software copyright fair use Google ↗
- 17 U.S.C. § 107: Limitations on exclusive rights: Fair use · uscode.house.gov
- Chapter 1 - Circular 92 · copyright.gov
- 18-956 Google LLC v. Oracle America, Inc. (04/05/2021) · supremecourt.gov
- Google LLC v. Oracle Am., Inc. · copyright.gov
- fair use | Wex | US Law · law.cornell.edu
- Licenses · choosealicense.com
- No License · choosealicense.com
- Licensing a repository · docs.github.com
- GitHub Terms of Service · docs.github.com
Queries
4 queries · click a column to sort
| Query / type | Search | Intent | Query class | Routing format | Cluster | Freq ↓ | Weight |
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U.S. Copyright Office computer programs fair use software code 17 USC 107 official OBSERVED | Google ↗ AI Mode ↗ | — | Reason | — | — | 1x of 1 | |
Supreme Court Google LLC v Oracle America fair use computer code 2021 opinion official OBSERVED | Google ↗ AI Mode ↗ | — | Reason | — | — | 1x of 1 | |
GitHub docs licensing a repository no license copyright permissions OBSERVED | Google ↗ AI Mode ↗ | — | Other / navigational | — | — | 1x of 1 | |
17 USC 102 107 117 Cornell Legal Information Institute software copyright fair use OBSERVED | Google ↗ AI Mode ↗ | — | Reason | — | — | 1x of 1 |