What is the license of GitHub's blog and The README project?

Question

I don't see a license on their articles, which makes me think they are simply copyrighted.If so, is it legal to translate an article (and link to the original article) on another website?

jamespwilliams · Accepted Answer

Translations are derivative works (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Derivative_work, https://www.copyright.gov/circs/circ14.pdf) and in most countries the copyright holder of the original work must give permission for derivative works to be distributed publicly

supermatt · Answer

Pretty sure that given the copilot situation (and LLMs in general I guess), microsofts stance on all things copyrighted is "if its publicly accessible then it is fair game to use, provided you claim it as original work and absolutely do not give credit to the source". Just roll a dice a few times when copying it, or something. /s

HatchedLake721 · Answer

Legal? Probably not. Would GitHub care? No. Would GitHub be happy their content is being translated and pointed back to the source? Yes.

taubek · Answer

On the bottom of the page it says "&copy; 2023 GitHub, Inc.". I don't see anything else.

concordDance · Answer

The actually relevant question is whether you'll be sued. And if it's a good translation, you plainly state that its a translation of the blog article and link to it the answer is obviously not.

asperous · Answer

Why not ask Github?

labster · Answer

Anyone offering free legal advice on HN today?

smartblondeva · Answer

Hi there - I oversee The ReadME Project at GitHub. Our stories are copyrighted, but we are open to syndication/translation if the story is clearly credited with a link that drives readers to the original source.