Xbox Turns Down Netflix $500M Offer(darkhorizons.com)
74 points by xoxxala | 93 comments
News article reporting that Microsoft declined a $500 million, seven-year Netflix offer to adapt Xbox game franchises into shows and films.
#licensing on Hacker News
27 stories tagged licensing, newest first.
Show HN: I re-read the terms of 175 AI tools twice; 60% changed in 15 weeks(clipjury.com)
9 points by abdallahamjid | 4 comments
ClipJury research article reporting that 105 of 175 AI tools changed terms affecting monetization of free output between June and October 2026.
Qualcomm Legally Proves Arm Breached Its License, Wins $2(techpowerup.com)
23 points by LorenDB | 5 comments
TechPowerUp news article reporting a Delaware jury found Arm breached its architecture license with Qualcomm, awarding Qualcomm $2 in nominal damages.
Bitwarden Dual License Model(community.bitwarden.com)
354 points by Cider9986 | 254 comments
Bitwarden community forum announcement that app store builds will become commercially licensed while the GPLv3 open source version continues on GitHub.
License update: AI derivation prohibited on all my art, lore, stories, comics(davidrevoy.com)
27 points by frizlab | 12 comments
Blog post by artist David Revoy announcing a license update prohibiting AI-generated derivation of his art, lore, stories, and comics.
A single license fee of £100k.00(dbushell.com)
10 points by corvad | 0 comments
David Bushell's copyright page for dbushell.com stating content ownership and licensing terms, reportedly including a £100k license fee for use.
Why is Vivado 2026.1 dropping Linux support for free tier?(adaptivesupport.amd.com)
328 points by zdw | 202 comments
AMD Adaptive SoC & FPGA support forum question asking why Vivado 2026.1 drops Linux support for the free tier.
BambuStudio has been violating PrusaSlicer AGPL license since their fork(xcancel.com)
355 points by Tomte | 132 comments
Josef Prusa's X thread (via xcancel) alleging BambuStudio violates PrusaSlicer's AGPL license and linking it to Chinese national intelligence and data laws.
FFmpeg has issued a DMCA takedown on GitHub(twitter.com)
468 points by merlindru | 155 comments
An X (Twitter) post from the FFmpeg account about issuing a DMCA takedown on GitHub; the post content did not load in the capture.
Adafruit: Arduino’s Rules Are ‘Incompatible With Open Source’(thenewstack.io)
409 points by MilnerRoute | 222 comments
The New Stack article reporting Adafruit's criticism that Arduino's new rules are incompatible with open source, and Arduino's defense of the changes.
Microsoft increases Office 365 and Microsoft 365 license prices(office365itpros.com)
443 points by taubek | 520 comments
Office 365 for IT Pros blog post by Tony Redmond reporting Microsoft's price increases for Office 365 and Microsoft 365 licenses.
Zigbook Is Plagiarizing the Zigtools Playground(zigtools.org)
447 points by todsacerdoti | 131 comments
A Zigtools blog post alleging that the Zigbook learning resource plagiarized code from the Zigtools Playground.
MinIO stops distributing free Docker images(github.com)
648 points by LexSiga | 378 comments
GitHub issue on the MinIO repository asking why no Docker image was published for a security release, where MinIO indicates it no longer distributes free Docker images.
Define policy forbidding use of AI code generators(github.com)
471 points by todsacerdoti | 327 comments
A QEMU GitHub commit adding documentation that forbids contributions produced with AI code generators, citing unresolved licensing and DCO compliance concerns.
Unity’s Open-Source Double Standard: the ban of VLC(mfkl.github.io)
463 points by cempaka | 128 comments
Blog post by a VideoLAN developer describing how Unity banned the open-source VLC for Unity integration from its Asset Store, alleging a double standard on open-source licensing.
CLion Is Now Free for Non-Commercial Use(blog.jetbrains.com)
513 points by AlexeyBrin | 319 comments
JetBrains blog post announcing that its CLion C and C++ IDE is now free for non-commercial use.
Thank HN: The puzzle game I posted here 6 weeks ago got licensed by The Atlantic(theatlantic.com)
896 points by brgross | 156 comments
The Atlantic's hosted version of Bracket City, a nested-clue word puzzle game, shown with its welcome tutorial dialog.
An update on Mozilla's terms of use for Firefox(blog.mozilla.org)
492 points by ReadCarlBarks | 300 comments
Mozilla blog post by Ajit Varma updating the language of Firefox's new Terms of Use to clarify the limited scope of its data licensing after community concerns.
"When you upload or input information through Firefox, you grant us a license"(mozilla.org)
787 points by tomp | 399 comments
Mozilla's Firefox Terms of Use page, effective February 25, 2025, setting out the rights and permissions between Mozilla and Firefox users.
Amazon now discloses you're buying a license to view Kindle eBooks(blog.the-ebook-reader.com)
405 points by DavideNL | 275 comments
Blog post from The eBook Reader reporting that Amazon now openly states Kindle eBook purchases are licenses to view content rather than ownership.
Databases in 2024: A Year in Review(cs.cmu.edu)
545 points by avinassh | 175 comments
Andy Pavlo's annual blog retrospective on the database industry in 2024, covering acquisitions, license changes, and other notable events.
The race to replace Redis(lwn.net)
644 points by chmaynard | 436 comments
LWN article by Joe Brockmeier on Redis moving to source-available licenses and the open source alternatives competing to replace it, including KeyDB and Valkey.
Unity's Open-Source Double Standard: The Ban of VLC(mfkl.github.io)
969 points by 2pEXgD0fZ5cF | 327 comments
Blog post by VideoLAN developer Martin Finkel arguing Unity applied a double standard in banning the open-source VLC for Unity integration from its Asset Store.
OpenTF is now OpenTofu(github.com)
352 points by zoidb | 197 comments
GitHub page for the OpenTofu organization, the open source Terraform fork formerly called OpenTF, which urges HashiCorp to return Terraform to an open license.
Mold 2.0(github.com)
397 points by fomine3 | 99 comments
GitHub release notes for mold 2.0.0, a high-speed linker, announcing its license change from AGPL to MIT after a failed dual-licensing monetization attempt.
When open becomes opaque: The changing face of open-source hardware companies(blog.adafruit.com)
433 points by Santosh83 | 239 comments
An Adafruit blog post examining how some open-source hardware companies have become less open over time.
Sourcegraph is no longer open source(github.com)
399 points by CAP_NET_ADMIN | 201 comments
The CHANGELOG.md file in Sourcegraph's GitHub repository, documenting notable changes including the move away from an open source license.