# Licensing when writing a package from a research paper

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**Author:** ![stevengj](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/stevengj/32/71_2.png) [@stevengj](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/stevengj)\
**Post date:** [April 6, 2022, 1:37pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/licensing-when-writing-a-package-from-a-research-paper/79080/4 "2022-04-06T13:37:55Z")

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> [@ChrisRackauckas](#):
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> If you haven’t even read the code, you’re not subject to its copyright.

There are some gray areas because the law is complicated: [Copyright issues for code excerpts - #5 by stevengj](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/copyright-issues-for-code-excerpts/17868/5)

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