> How-ever that also doesn't excuse the author from explicitly stating it in the terms in the code of the said works that they publish online, how-ever most common-wealth countries do have inherent statutory copyright laws rights that protect the creator of said works.
I think this certainly complicates things for a potential user, they're less likely to use it, I assume, if it's unclear what they are and aren't "allowed" to do with it. It would be nice if there could be some sort of implied "social contract" like we have in the real world, but I also understand that's more complicated with matters like IP.
Thinking about my response here, I think much of the difference with "code" vs the analogies is the IP. For some reason I'm able to chase some intellectual property rights on code that I would not with a piece of furniture I gave away on the street. What if I built that furniture with my own two hands, and could replicate it, just like I could my code?
Apologies, gone way off on a tangent there, but it's an interesting discussion.