Closed mikegehard closed 3 years ago
Without a license file, default copyright law applies, meaning Turing retains all rights.
See https://docs.github.com/en/github/creating-cloning-and-archiving-repositories/licensing-a-repository#choosing-the-right-license
I'm not a lawyer but I would guess that Turing would need to exercise that right for it to cause issues.
Adding this file just makes it explicit that Turning is relaxing those rights.
Without a license file, default copyright law applies, meaning Turing retains all rights.
See https://docs.github.com/en/github/creating-cloning-and-archiving-repositories/licensing-a-repository#choosing-the-right-license
I'm not a lawyer but I would guess that Turing would need to exercise that right for it to cause issues.
Adding this file just makes it explicit that Turning is relaxing those rights.