Comment on China is attempting to mirror the entire GitHub over to their own servers, users report
mightyfoolish@lemmy.world 3 days agoThis could be illegal for git repos that do not have a open source license that allows mirroring or copying (BSD, Apache, Mit, GPL, etc.) Sometimes these repos are more “source available” and the source is only allowed to be read, not redistributed or modified. I would say that this is more of a matter for each software owner, not Microsoft.
But ultimately, this really isn’t as big of a deal as people are making.
Maggoty@lemmy.world 3 days ago
China is a sovereign entity. I’m pretty sure they can decide foreign licensing laws don’t apply there.
mightyfoolish@lemmy.world 3 days ago
China is a soverign state and they should make their own laws. However, China has promised repeatably that they will take IP concerns more strictly (trade deal with Trump in 2020 is one example of this promise). It seems of this moment they still use the World Intellectual Property Organization for inspiration for their IP laws. At one point, China did not acknowledge IP rights at all. Being consistent is good for business; especially when it comes to international business.
Maggoty@lemmy.world 3 days ago
China has never been consistent. Doing business there is all about relations with the CCP. This is a perfect example of how an authoritarian regime differs from a liberal regime. One is bound by it’s promises and rules and the other binds it’s rules to it’s needs.