# Best practices for using Licensed code?

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**Created:** [August 22, 2023, 6:14pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/best-practices-for-using-licensed-code/276227 "2023-08-22T18:14:50Z")\
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> [@denvergeeks](#):
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> To what extent can I make a Theme Component using code copied from this Theme, and then change the license to make the Theme Component available to the community while not violating the copyright?

This is a question for your lawyer.

IANAL (and this is a message from me personally, not from CDCK), but since there’s no explicit license and it’s published on Github I can see an argument that it’s intended for people to use as they see fit. You’d likely lose any sort of legal case, though.

I would certainly be wary of using it, and I would be sure to remove any brand assets first though.

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