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Who owns website source code?In: Web Programming |
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It's often hard to say. In cases of doubt, the website owner.
If you want to use code from another website, typically asking the owner if you can use X code will result in a "yes, provided you give me credit"-style response.
There are, however, websites with license blocks at the top of the HTML/CSS/JS and you can use these to gauge what you can do with the code. For example, one website may have the GPL license in a comment block at the top of the code, while another may declare copyright and display a notice warning viewers to not re-use the source.
But again, if in doubt, ask the webmaster or just find the code you need elsewhere.
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