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I really, really hate doing "well, actually" on people, especially when it involves legal background. I know that feels unfair.

Courts will ask what licensors meant, and perhaps what licensees should have understood, by license terms. My comment didn't go to what the L0 licenses mean---their language is in flux, in any event---but to the practical business considerations around choosing to use their approach.

BandCamp sells DRM-free music files. I'd say bands selling through them "accept a certain amount of unlicensed use", too. That's not to say they can't sue when they find someone with unlicensed copies.



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