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		jcranmer on June 15, 2018 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Copyleft terms may become unenforceable in 11 coun... Licenses are contracts, legally speaking.

dragonwriter on June 16, 2018 [–]

No, they aren't. Licenses are legal permission, which may either be unilateral and gratuitous with no exchange, or mutual as a (part of a) contract.

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