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> to what extent a copyright license has any legal power if you're not distributing anything.

Simple: no license, no copy.

It doesn’t matter how many copies you make, you still need a license. The “defence” of “I didn’t agree to the license” is basically admitting knowing and wilful infringement.



That seems a weird interpretation because the very act of reading the published code (including its license) is an act of copying.


I don’t think the act of copying could be illegal since backups are a thing




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