Most hardware licenses differ fundamentally from software licenses because they typically rely more heavily on patent law than on copyright law, as copyright licenses control the distribution of source code or design documents, while patent licenses control the use and manufacturing of the physical device.

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  Open Hardware Licenses - P2P Foundation Wiki

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• Open Hardware Licenses - P2P Foundation Wiki wiki.p2pfoundation.net P2P Foundation via serper

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• source code concept
• software license concept
• copyright law concept
• patent law concept