#licensing — Public Fediverse posts

https://www.europesays.com/britain/163152/ UK: A new window into the Jurassic world across the British Isles and surrounding offshore basins #AlternativeEnergy #drilling #E&PNews #energy #EnergyPedia #energy365 #ExplorationAndProduction #farmin #farmout #GeologicalAndGeophysical #HeavyOil #hydrocarbon #jobs #LicenceRound #licensing #noc #offshore #oil #OilAndGasCondensate #OilAndGasExploration #OilAndGasMinistry #OilCompanies #rig #seismic #UK #UnitedKingdom #upstream

@dequbed @sarahjamielewis

Yes, the people are still there. We're #dispirited about the whole thing, but we want to take it back.

I've been thinking about this, and it seems to me one of the core problems is that we deliberately made our commons #stealable - and I mean before they started shoving our work into the slop machine's training. Our software #licenses by and large let them run our software for profit with no need to feed changes, improvements, or their individual Secret Sauce addons back to us.

And I think the #OSI's Open Source Definition (#OSD) is the core of that. We all wanted to be maximally free with our licenses, in general. The difference between a GPL-like license and an MIT-like license look big to us, but everything OSD-compliant is tucked away in a corner of the graph. The real variation is outside the OSD - way outside.

I think we may have to start #rebuilding by fundamentally rethinking our #licensing. "Free for any use" is "freedom to #exploit the #creators and #maintainers". Licenses that forbid certain uses, that forbid locking the software up behind a web API, that forbid locking users / customers into using one particular provider's hosting because their Secret Sauce is proprietary and incompatible, maybe licenses that forbid re-distribution of certain types of #modifications...

We may need to build a new #commons, and in a way that does not allow the vampires-with-lawyers to destroy it all again.

<thinking still in progress>

I always liked what my friend hubertf did with the BSD licence to prevent his work getting misused

No license fees are requested except for military and related uses, commercial (re)sale, optional commercial licenses are available, and donations are always welcome!

$project  is distributed under the standard BSD license

All that's needed is adding a line in lawyer english that states: "sloppers need a commercial licence to feed any part of $project to slopomatic5000"

Edit: Original source g4u

#bsdlicense #licensing #freesoftware

We're hosting @tante for a talk online!

https://events.floxford.org/event/uncaring-software-tante
Thurs 12 Nov
18:00-19:00 UK time
Online (https://meet.floxford.org)
Free and Open to All

"NO WARRANTY", FLOSS licences say.

Has this (originally merely a legal precaution) cast a way longer shadow than we thought? What is FLOSS, if not a work of care?

#event #onlineEvent #floxfordEvent #FLOxford
#FreeSoftware #OpenSource #FOSS #FLOSS #ethics #technologyEthics #philosophy #licensing #governance #solidarity #community

Public notices: Cookham Chinese restaurant applies for late night licence https://www.diningandcooking.com/restaurants/53569/ #business #ChineseRestaurant #ChineseRestaurants #Licensing #PublicNotices

https://www.europesays.com/africa/509651/ bne IntelliNews – Nigeria’s central bank sets crypto licensing rules, gives operators 180 days to apply #AlgorithmicBan #CapitalRequirements #cbn #Crypto #fintech #ForeignExchange #Licensing #Naira #Nigeria #Regulation #SEC #stablecoins #VirtualAssets

https://www.europesays.com/britain/160372/ UK: Dabinett Gas Prospect upgrade – A significant UK North Sea exploration opportunity #AlternativeEnergy #drilling #E&PNews #energy #EnergyPedia #energy365 #ExplorationAndProduction #farmin #farmout #GeologicalAndGeophysical #HeavyOil #hydrocarbon #jobs #LicenceRound #licensing #noc #offshore #oil #OilAndGasCondensate #OilAndGasExploration #OilAndGasMinistry #OilCompanies #rig #seismic #UK #UnitedKingdom #upstream

https://www.europesays.com/dk/199526/ The LEGO Group Unveils 2026 Holiday Campaign Featuring Daft Punk, E.T., and More #BestBuildingToys #BestToysForYoungKids #DaftPunk #GenevieveHoey #lego #LEGOGroup #licensing #MichaelGracey #RemiMarcelli #SpecialtyRetail #TheLegoGroup

FYI: OpenAI quotes 20 briefs, US government included, against New York Times: Publishers asserting 10.8 million works await a summary judgment ruling as several briefs attack market dilution. What would a fair use win mean for licensing? https://ppc.land/openai-quotes-20-briefs-us-government-included-against-new-york-times/ #OpenAI #FairUse #Licensing #CopyrightLaw #MarketDilution

Khan welcomes new licensing powers for City Hall amid row with council leaders

Criticism from Westminster City Council also comes after a section of Oxford Street was pedestrianised for the first…
#London #Britain #UnitedKingdom #UK #GB #England #Headlines #News #Europe #EU #Enfield #businesses #CityHall #GreaterLondonAuthority #hospitality #licensing #Nightlife #SadiqKhan
https://www.europesays.com/gbr/london/49771/

https://www.europesays.com/gbr/london/49771/ Khan welcomes new licensing powers for City Hall amid row with council leaders #businesses #CityHall #Enfield #GreaterLondonAuthority #hospitality #licensing #Nightlife #SadiqKhan

Tool: Font License Checker, by (not found or attributed):

https://justfreefonts.com/font-license-checker/?ref=frontenddogma.com

#tools #exploration #typography #fonts #licensing

Back in March, we wrote a post about a significant application of AI to re-write an open source project. That in itself was noteworthy, but the decision to release the re-written code under a different licence had even bigger implications for the whole of open source. Using AI in this way meant that any open source code could be relicensed under any licence – or, indeed, no licence – a […]

Khan welcomes new licensing powers for City Hall amid row with council leaders

Criticism from Westminster City Council also comes after a section of Oxford Street was pedestrianised for the first…
#London #Britain #UnitedKingdom #UK #GB #England #Headlines #News #Europe #EU #Barnet #CityHall #GLA #licensing #nighttimeeconomy #Nightlife #SadiqKhan
https://www.europesays.com/gbr/london/49625/

https://www.europesays.com/gbr/london/49625/ Khan welcomes new licensing powers for City Hall amid row with council leaders #Barnet #CityHall #GLA #licensing #NightTimeEconomy #Nightlife #SadiqKhan

EOSA Training - IPR:Technology Licenses

A refresher on #OpenSource #licensing and #patents

https://europeanopensource.academy/events/eosa-training-ipr-patents

(I don't know if the recording will be made available)

#law #webinar #europe

Khan welcomes new licensing powers for City Hall amid row with council leaders

Criticism from Westminster City Council also comes after a section of Oxford Street was pedestrianised for the first…
#London #Britain #UnitedKingdom #UK #GB #England #Headlines #News #Europe #EU #Westminster #businesses #licensing #Nightlife #SadiqKhan
https://www.europesays.com/gbr/london/49550/

https://www.europesays.com/gbr/london/49550/ Khan welcomes new licensing powers for City Hall amid row with council leaders #businesses #licensing #Nightlife #SadiqKhan #Westminster

Khan welcomes new licensing powers for City Hall amid row with council leaders

Criticism from Westminster City Council also comes after a section of Oxford Street was pedestrianised for the first…
#London #Britain #UnitedKingdom #UK #GB #England #Headlines #News #Europe #EU #WalthamForest #CityHall #GLA #Government #licensing #Nightlife #nightttimeeconomy
https://www.europesays.com/gbr/london/49516/

Rewriting Copyright Law For Generative AI Would Hurt Everyone

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.techdirt.com/2026/11/03/rewriting-copyright-law-for-generative-ai-would-hurt-everyone/

Mayor of London gets new powers to take licensing decisions away from local councils

The Mayor of London has denied carrying out a democratic power grab from the capital’s boroughs after being…
#London #UnitedKingdom #UK #GB #England #Headlines #News #Europe #EU #Britain #GreatBritain #licensing #london #MayorofLondon #WestminsterCityCouncil
https://www.europesays.com/uk/1291923/

https://www.europesays.com/uk/1291923/ Mayor of London gets new powers to take licensing decisions away from local councils #Britain #England #GreatBritain #licensing #london #MayorOfLondon #UK #UnitedKingdom #WestminsterCityCouncil

Italy: RWE commissions 47.2 megawatt wind farm in Italy

Serra Palino onshore wind farm is located in the Apulia reg…
#Italy #Europe #Europa #EU #alternativeenergy #drilling #e&pnews #Energy #energy-pedia #energy365 #explorationandproduction #farmin #farmout #geologicalandgeophysical #heavyoil #hydrocarbon #jobs #licenceround #licensing #noc #offshore #Oil #oilandgascondensate #oilandgasexploration #oilandgasministry #oilcompanies #rig #seismic #upstream
https://www.europesays.com/italy/60620/

Norway: Vår Energi and its partners have drilled a dry well on the ‘Jotun Deep’ prospect https://www.byteseu.com/2494190/ #AlternativeEnergy #drilling #E&PNews #Energy #EnergyPedia #energy365 #ExplorationAndProduction #farmin #farmout #GeologicalAndGeophysical #HeavyOil #hydrocarbon #Jobs #LicenceRound #licensing #noc #Norway #Offshore #oil #OilAndGasCondensate #OilAndGasExploration #OilAndGasMinistry #OilCompanies #rig #seismic #upstream

https://www.europesays.com/people/290288/ WME Joins New York Times Copyright Battle Again OpenAI #AI #AriEmanuel #CourtneyBraun #licensing #NewYorkTimes #OpenAI #SAGAFTRA #SamAltman #TaNehisiCoates #TechLine #WGA #WME

WME Urges “Ethical & Responsible” AI In NYT Copyright Battle With Sam Altman
#Legal #News #AriEmanuel #ArtificalIntelligence #CourtneyBraun #Licensing #NewYorkTimes #OpenAI #SAGAFTRA #SamAltman #TaNehisiCoates #WGA #WME

https://deadline.com/2026/11/openai-lawsuit-copyright-wme-nwe-york-times-ai-1237211006/

https://www.europesays.com/3347745/ Kazakhstan: Samga Petroleum expands seismic node fleet following seven game-changing projects in Kazakhstan #AlternativeEnergy #CrudeOil #CrudeOilPrice #Drilling #E&PNews #Energy #EnergyPedia #energy365 #ExplorationAndProduction #farmin #farmout #GeologicalAndGeophysical #HeavyOil #hydrocarbon #jobs #LicenceRound #licensing #noc #Offshore #oil #OilAndGasCondensate #OilAndGasExploration #OilAndGasMinistry #OilCompanies #OilPrice #Petroleum #rig #seismic #upstream

Norway: Aker BP and partner Equinor drill dry appraisal well in the North Sea (15/6-18 S) https://www.byteseu.com/2492041/ #AlternativeEnergy #drilling #E&PNews #Energy #EnergyPedia #energy365 #ExplorationAndProduction #farmin #farmout #GeologicalAndGeophysical #HeavyOil #hydrocarbon #Jobs #LicenceRound #licensing #noc #Norway #Offshore #oil #OilAndGasCondensate #OilAndGasExploration #OilAndGasMinistry #OilCompanies #rig #seismic #upstream

Norway: New appraisal well in the Afrodite discovery shows recoverable gas volumes may be more than twice as large as previously estimated https://www.byteseu.com/2491003/ #AlternativeEnergy #drilling #E&PNews #Energy #EnergyPedia #energy365 #ExplorationAndProduction #farmin #farmout #GeologicalAndGeophysical #HeavyOil #hydrocarbon #Jobs #LicenceRound #licensing #noc #Norway #Offshore #oil #OilAndGasCondensate #OilAndGasExploration #OilAndGasMinistry #OilCompanies #rig #seismic #upstream

The first filter for picking an ML model turned out to be the licence file, and it will throw out a model with better numbers than anything else you tried.

A model's licence is really three: the code, the weights, and the training data. They're allowed to disagree.

Building krites, a photo culler that runs on your own machine, I hit all of it:

• LaMa (Apache-2.0) and MI-GAN (MIT) are both trained on Places2, whose terms are non-commercial and no-redistribution. Do weights inherit the data's terms? Unsettled. So object removal sits behind two locks, and the second key is named after the risk instead of the feature.

• The MI-GAN artefact I pin is a Hugging Face re-host with no licence file at all. It's still in the lockfile, a stopgap with a ticket against it.

• A non-commercial landmark model came off the default path but stayed as an opt-in. The default stack is now Apache and MIT the whole way down.

Every model now sits behind an interface, and it's a hedge more than a design choice: a dependency that can be revoked by someone changing a licence file is one you need to swap in an afternoon.

And "which licences am I currently shipping?" is now a question I can print rather than remember.

#MachineLearning #OpenSource #Licensing #MLOps #SoftwareEngineering

https://phpboyscout.uk/the-weights-were-mit-the-training-data-wasnt/

> The BUSL is not an open-source license, but is a source-available license that also mandates an eventual transition to an open-source license.

Interesting!

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

#OpenSource #Licensing

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Councillors set to decide on new gambling venue in Edgware

It comes shortly after the Labour-led council declared a ‘gambling harms emergency’ in a bid to try to…
#London #Britain #UnitedKingdom #UK #GB #England #Headlines #News #Europe #EU #Barnet #BarnetCouncil #Edgware #gambling #LabourParty #licensing
https://www.europesays.com/gbr/london/47566/

https://www.europesays.com/gbr/london/47566/ Councillors set to decide on new gambling venue in Edgware #Barnet #BarnetCouncil #Edgware #gambling #LabourParty #licensing

Seaport brewery that's now also an entertainment venue gets OK to expand
https://www.universalhub.com/2026/seaport-brewery-thats-now-also-entertainment-venue-gets-ok-expand

#Boston #beer #licensing

Savin Hill bar and taco place to get new owner, who plans no changes
https://www.universalhub.com/2026/savin-hill-bar-and-taco-place-get-new-owner-who-plans-no-changes

#Dorchester #licensing

The dream is dead: Chain that proposed two-story Korean BBQ in Allston gives up, plans to sell liquor license to a downtown Taco Bell
https://www.universalhub.com/2026/dream-dead-chain-proposed-two-story-korean-bbq-allston-gives-sells

#Boston #licensing

Wu announces moves to make it easier to open a small restaurant in Boston; replaces licensing-board head
https://www.universalhub.com/2026/wu-announces-moves-make-it-easier-open-restaurant-boston-replaces

#Boston #licensing

Next up: Remediating FOSS Licence Compliance Issues - Andrew Katz (Bristows LLP & Orcro Limited).

Details: https://events.floxford.org/event/remediating-free-software-open-source-licence-compliance-issues-andrew-katz-1
18:00-19:00, Thurs 29 October
Summer Common Room, Magdalen College & Online
(earlier & different room to last event)

How can issues be remediated? How can they be avoided at the start?
 What problems arise when using automated code scanning?

#event #inPersonEvent #onlineEvent #floxfordEvent #FLOxford
#FOSS #FLOSS #FreeSoftware #law #licensing #copyright #copyleft

Australia May Legalize AI Training on Your Books without your consent. Sign an Authors Guild-sponsored Statement Opposing It.

https://authorsguild.org/news/australia-ai-training-statement/

#WritingCommunity #Copyright #Licensing #AustralianLaw #AITraining #LLM

FYI: AI licensing fees may bypass creators, University of Amsterdam paper argues: Article 4 licensing pays rightsholders, not necessarily authors. A 15-page IViR paper tests AI levies and residual rights under the UN covenant: who gets paid? https://ppc.land/ai-licensing-fees-may-bypass-creators-university-of-amsterdam-paper-argues/ #AI #Licensing #Copyright #CreatorsRights #UNCovenant

TVP World
@tvpworld.bsky.social

As concerns grow over the reliability of U.S. services in orbit, Europe is looking for alternatives. Four of the continent’s largest telecom operators are joining forces to challenge the American companies’ monopoly in space.

TVP World's Chief International Correspondent, Alex Cadier, reports⤵️

https://bsky.app/profile/tvpworld.bsky.social/post/3mydbroyuws2o

#EU #MegaConstellations #Starlink #Licensing #IRISSq2

10/20/26

10/20/26

Is there a good resource to explain music #copyright vs #publishing vs #author/#writer #licensing and #royalties?
I think I have to join #ASCAP to dispute another person’s claims. Not punk, I know. But I would love to understand what I’m signing up for, so to speak, and need someone to explain it like I’m five.
A book or zine would be great.

Tropical Smoothie Cafe® Expands Northeast Presence with 40-Unit New York and Connecticut Development Deal https://www.diningandcooking.com/us/56140/ #Banking&FinancialServices #Beverages #Computer&Electronics #CorporateExpansion #Food&Beverages #Licensing #NewProducts&Services #NewYorkCity #NewYorkCityRestaurants #NonAlcoholicBeverages #NYC #NYCRestaurants #restaurants #Retail #TropicalSmoothieCafe

AI licensing fees may bypass creators, University of Amsterdam paper argues: Article 4 licensing pays rightsholders, not necessarily authors. A 15-page IViR paper tests AI levies and residual rights under the UN covenant: who gets paid? https://ppc.land/ai-licensing-fees-may-bypass-creators-university-of-amsterdam-paper-argues/ #AI #Licensing #Copyright #CreatorsRights #UN

The Portuguese Cork Association Brings “Drink Responsibly. Choose a Bottle with a Natural Cork” Campaign to New York City with Experiential Pedicab Program https://www.diningandcooking.com/us/54433/ #Advertising #Beers #Beverages #Conservation&Recycling #Consumer&Cosmetics #CorporateSocialResponsibility #Food&Beverages #Household #Licensing #NewProducts&Services #NewYorkCity #NewYorkCityRestaurants #NYC #NYCRestaurants #Retail #ThePortugueseCorkAssociation(APCOR) #WinesAndSpirits

Meta's Muse Spark Open shows mixed results across different tasks: it trails Chinese rivals on coding but leads them on tool use benchmarks. The model comes with a licensing requirement for companies over $20M revenue. Watch whether independent testing confirms these published scores. https://www.implicator.ai/meta-releases-muse-spark-open-an-816b-model-that-trails-chinese-rivals-at-coding/ #AI #OpenModels #Licensing

PROSECCO DOC AND MAESTRO MARTINO FOOD ACADEMY CELEBRATE THE INGREDIENTS THAT BROUGHT TWO WORLDS TOGETHER

On Oc…
#dining #cooking #diet #food #Italianingredient #Beers #beverages #Food&Beverages #ingredient #Italia #Italian #italiano #italy #licensing #NewProducts&Services #Non-AlcoholicBeverages #Restaurants #TheProseccoDOCConsortium #WinesandSpirits
https://www.diningandcooking.com/2861144/prosecco-doc-and-maestro-martino-food-academy-celebrate-the-ingredients-that-brought-two-worlds-together/

PROSECCO DOC AND MAESTRO MARTINO FOOD ACADEMY CELEBRATE THE INGREDIENTS THAT BROUGHT TWO WORLDS TOGETHER https://www.diningandcooking.com/2861144/prosecco-doc-and-maestro-martino-food-academy-celebrate-the-ingredients-that-brought-two-worlds-together/ #Beers #beverages #Food&Beverages #ingredient #Italia #Italian #ItalianIngredient #italiano #italy #licensing #NewProducts&Services #NonAlcoholicBeverages #Restaurants #TheProseccoDOCConsortium #WinesAndSpirits

PROSECCO DOC AND MAESTRO MARTINO FOOD ACADEMY CELEBRATE THE INGREDIENTS THAT BROUGHT TWO WORLDS TOGETHER https://www.diningandcooking.com/restaurants/40976/ #Beers #Beverages #Food&Beverages #ItalianRestaurant #ItalianRestaurants #Licensing #NewProducts&Services #NonAlcoholicBeverages #Restaurants #TheProseccoDOCConsortium #WinesAndSpirits

Allston won't be getting nippier: Board rejects sales of micro-booze at Comm. Ave. liquor store
https://www.universalhub.com/2026/allston-wont-be-getting-nippier-board-rejects-sales-micro-booze-comm

#Boston #licensing

The neighborhood that always sleeps may not be ready for smashburgers until 2 a.m.
https://www.universalhub.com/2026/neighborhood-always-sleeps-may-not-be-ready-smashburgers-until-2-am

#Boston #SouthBoston #licensing

What's a bar owner to do when his relatives up from Connecticut are packed into his bar after closing but terrified to leave because of shootings on the other side of the city?
https://www.universalhub.com/2026/whats-bar-owner-do-when-his-relatives-connecticut-are-packed-his-bar

#Boston #HydePark #licensing

And print! If you like that #book, own it in #print!

‘If you can’t hold it, you don’t own it’: why #media fans want to escape #algorithms with #CDs, #DVDs and #vinyl https://www.theguardian.com/media/2026/oct/02/physical-media-fans-streaming-algorithms-cds-dvds-vinyl

#physicalmedia #licensing #ownvsrent #subscription #leasing

#AppleTV acquired global rights to Australian crime series #Dustfall, starring Anna Torv, for 2027. Following Small Prophets, this second #licensing move signals a #strategicshift from #Apple’s #originalsonly approach. https://9to5mac.com/2026/10/08/apple-tvs-latest-acquisition-signals-key-shift-for-streamer/?eicker.news #tech #news #ainews

🚨 Breaking news: #Bitwarden invents the #dual #license model because one license wasn't complicated enough! 😂 Meanwhile, "Crawler is #not #allowed," presumably because confusing your users with #licensing #jargon is a better alternative to plain English. 🚫📜
https://community.bitwarden.com/t/published-version-update-in-app-stores/102750 #Crawler #TechNews #HackerNews #ngated

"Bitwarden remains committed to open source security and transparency" says Bitwarden as they move to primarily distribute non-open-source clients:

Companies will always downplay their move along the rights ratchet (as per https://meshedinsights.com/2021/02/02/rights-ratchet/ by @webmink )

#foss #licensing #selfhosted

What does MariaDB Enterprise cost? Jonas Schwegler of MariaDB: it is licensed per vCPU. Three nodes with 8 vCPUs each make 24.

Zurich, 19 October, in person with Monty Widenius: https://luma.com/ezunwxor
Full webinar: https://youtu.be/NBJOtNaZf_E

#mariadb #licensing #database

I turned on Dependabot and found 270 alerts. The license problem was harder to fix. | We Love Open Source • All Things Open https://allthingsopen.org/articles/dependabot-alerts-ai-generated-code-licensing-copyright #AI #opensource #licensing #gpl