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Declaring all sample code AGPLv3 in the footer is toxic. I'm glad I scrolled before I polluted my brain with unusable information.



Unless otherwise specified, you have no license to use any code you find on the Internet.


With short code snippets, you arguably don’t need a license. Only if it’s notable enough to get copyright protection do you need permission to use it, right? I can copy hello world examples from websites and do whatever I want with them, I think.


I don't necessarily disagree (I am not a lawyer), my point is that reading an AGPL license at the bottom of the page can only be a good thing; it can only give you the ability to do more things than you could if had no notice been there.


That depends on the jurisdiction.


Very little, though. See the map:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berne_Convention




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