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<h1>No License</h1>
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It is your right to choose to not include a license with your source code. However a lot of people have the mistaken belief that not including a license is an easy way to let anyone do whatever they want with the source code. This is incorrect.
You're under no obligation to choose a license and it's your right not to include one with your code or project. But please note that opting out of open source licenses doesn't mean you're opting out of copyright law.
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In the absence of a license file, the default copyright laws apply. This means that you retain all rights to your source code and that nobody else may reproduce, distribute, or create derivative works from your work. This might not be what you intend.
You'll have to check with your own legal counsel regarding your particular project, but generally speaking, the absence of a license means that default copyright laws apply. This means that you retain all rights to your source code and that nobody else may reproduce, distribute, or create derivative works from your work. This might not be what you intend.
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However, even in the absence of a license file, if you publish your source code in a public repository on GitHub, you have accepted the <a href="https://help.github.com/articles/github-terms-of-service">Terms of Service</a> which do allow others some rights. Specifically, you allow others to view and fork your repository. But they still don’t have the rights to reproduce, distribute, or create derivative works.
Even in the absence of a license file, if you publish your source code in a public repository on GitHub, you have accepted the <a href="https://help.github.com/articles/github-terms-of-service">Terms of Service</a> which do allow other GitHub users some rights. Specifically, you allow others to view and fork your repository.
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So if you do want to share your work with others, please do consider choosing an open source license such as one of the ones featured on this site.
If you want to share your work with others, please consider choosing an open source license.
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