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Can GitHub code be copyrighted?
When you put code on GitHub, you retain all the copyright to your code. However, you do grant GitHub a license to host the code, and you also allow GitHub users a set of rights – namely the ability to look at, and fork your repository.
Is GitHub losing money?
But GitHub Inc. is losing money through profligate spending and has stood by as new entrants emerged in a software category it essentially gave birth to, according to people familiar with the business and financial paperwork reviewed by Bloomberg. The rise of GitHub has captivated venture capitalists.
Is GitHub a cloud?
GitHub.com is a cloud hosting service that can handle a range of account types: free (public repos only) and paid ($7 per month) developer accounts, teams ($9 per user per month), and businesses ($21 per user per month).
Do you retain copyright to your code on GitHub?
When you put code on GitHub, you retain all the copyright to your code. However, you do grant GitHub a license to host the code, and you also allow GitHub users a set of rights – namely the ability to look at, and fork your repository.
Who is the owner of the GitHub repository?
Code you created “for hire” becomes the property of the person that paid. This becomes a commercial or employment contractual matter, not an open source one per se, unless your agreement means that you are contributing code you have been paid to write under an open source license.
What happens if you don’t have a license for GitHub?
However, without a license, the default copyright laws apply, meaning that you retain all rights to your source code and no one may reproduce, distribute, or create derivative works from your work. If you’re creating an open source project, we strongly encourage you to include an open source license.
Do you have to be open source to contribute to GitHub?
This becomes a commercial or employment contractual matter, not an open source one per se, unless your agreement means that you are contributing code you have been paid to write under an open source license. This is not un-common case such as when companies are sponsoring FLOSS development.