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[โ€“] Thann@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Lemmy uses the AGPL license when depends on copyright laws to enforce freedom-preservation.

[โ€“] southerntofu@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 years ago

That's not exactly wrong, but most copyright (including copyleft) is never enforced. We're talking about the actual power dynamics due to the way the software operates, not narrow legalities.