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From: Jeff Higgins <jeff@invalid.invalid>
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Subject: Re: "Borrowing" code
Date: Thu, 16 Feb 2012 18:14:02 -0500
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On 02/16/2012 02:50 PM, Novice wrote:
> I'm curious to know the legalities involved in "borrowing" code without
> paying for it.
>
> Let me clarify. Let's say that I find some code snippets or even entire
> classes, displayed on websites and that it would save me time and money
> to use those classes in my own projects. This web site, www.java2s.com,
> is just one of many such web sites on the Internet, as is the Java
> Tutorial at the Oracle website.
>
The java2s site doesn't seem to have a TOS that I could find.
Most of the pages are marked with an "All rights reserved" copyright notice.
There is a "Contact us" link.
If you look at the bottom of the Java Tutorial "reallybigindex" page
there are links to the TOS and Code Sample License.