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Afaik academic research isn’t considered commercial. I work in a lab that has a RAMAN spectrometer.



the problem with noncommercial licenses is that there is no commonly accepted definition of commercial. a simple definition of "you receive money for your work" excludes the vast majority of potential users. you get grant money? that's commercial. you post videos on YouTube? that's commercial. and even if it isn't, you may spend a significant amount of money defending a lawsuit. for this reason, any competent lawyer will tell you to stay far away from NC licensed material.




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