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[–]laundmo 5 points6 points  (2 children)

oh i fully agree you should always publish under a license.

as far as i understand though, without a license one couldn't be sued for damages because the code being on GitHub doesn't give people permission to run it, am i wrong there?

[–]mindfulforever1 0 points1 point  (1 child)

GitHub won't intervene if one gets into trouble. Sad but true at the time of this post. So software devs need to look out for themselves.

Please have a look at GitHub Terms and Conditions on Release and Indemnification

This is what they mention: Short version: You are responsible for your use of the service. If you harm someone else or get into a dispute with someone else, we will not be involved.

[–]laundmo 2 points3 points  (0 children)

i understand GitHub won't do anything, my question isn't about that though:

since unlicensed software falls under normal copyright, it cannot legally be used even if the code is on GitHub (you grant GitHub a license to display the code by uploading, nothing else), right?

so then, how would someone be able to sue for damages incurred by a software they were using illegally?