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IANAL but I don't think it works like that. Using GPL code in non-GPL project doesn't mean your code is automatically licensed under the GPL, it just means you're violating the license of the original code. How that shakes out — whether you have to re-license your project or just remove the offending code — ultimately depends on the two parties and the court system.


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