Comment on Ask HN: Is it legal for a software license to have terms based on race and sex?parentComments−e1ven11yWhile you may capable of putting arbitrary restrictions into your license, both state and federal laws will trump your agreement.If nothing else, I suspect that Title II of the 1964 Civil Rights act would interfere with a license attempting to discriminate using race.−caseysoftware11yYes, that's why I addressed "can you put it in" and "is it enforceable" as two separate aspects.
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While you may capable of putting arbitrary restrictions into your license, both state and federal laws will trump your agreement.
If nothing else, I suspect that Title II of the 1964 Civil Rights act would interfere with a license attempting to discriminate using race.
Yes, that's why I addressed "can you put it in" and "is it enforceable" as two separate aspects.