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		ahepp on July 19, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Nutanix Objects violates MinIO’s open source licen... This seems pretty silly. It's a civil matter, isn't it? Has anyone ever gone to jail for violating an open source license? You could simply choose to not pursue legal action against license violators. Choosing a permissive license and then complaining when people do what you gave them permission to do is just ridiculous.

dec0dedab0de on July 19, 2022 | [–]

You can goto jail for not paying a civil settlement. All laws are eventually backed by violence.

xyzzyz on July 22, 2022 | [–]

> It's a civil matter, isn't it?

No. Willful copyright infringement for commercial game is a crime. See 17 U.S.C. § 506(a).

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