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[โ€“] AdamEatsAss@lemmy.world 29 points 3 months ago (1 children)

You could charge a licensing fee for commercial use. Won't fix it 100% but most companies would rather pay a licensing fee than risk getting sued.

[โ€“] Telorand@reddthat.com 11 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Agreed. Depending on the business sector, the PR damage could be worse than the cost of litigation.

My company has a very expensive software product they sell to other businesses (to the tune of millions of dollars a year per customer), and the cost is a hurdle the salespeople have to overcome. If there was litigation against them over trampling another business, that doesn't exactly instill confidence in a trustworthy business relationship. So they pay their licensing costs.