Comment on Skyblivion team says former volunteer is threatening to sue over code dispute
disorderly@lemmy.world 7 hours agoI’ve worked on a few projects like this and there is a general expectation that if you contribute code built against a system you maintain separately from the shared project, you grant permission for the project to continue using it when you leave.
I’ve also seen people threaten to sue on every one of them, and the one person who actually did got fucking rinsed.
spankysalmon@fedinsfw.app 6 hours ago
General expectation and legally bound are two different things, though. If they have no copyright, no licenses applied, and no contract, they might not have much chance to win. I think we all know how the law frequently gets used to reinforce shitty behavior, so it’s not exactly far fetched.
Of course, if the butthead also doesn’t have a copyright or license applied on the asset, they might also be pissing in the wind.