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Authored by: Anonymous on Thursday, April 19 2012 @ 09:52 AM EDT |
Two questions...
So, if I copy someone else's unauthorized copy I have no legal
responsibility (not specifically saying harmony was not authorized, just
asking about the principal of your statement)?
The specification document was always under copyright, right?
I also thought that there was code found that was an exact copy. Is that
not the case?
In general, the 3 bedroom argument that you are making is confusing to
me. Everything can be broken down to simple parts. It is the specificity
that matters.
Take the completely obvious BigDecimal implemtation. Is it really obvious
that someone would repeat that monstrousity? :). More seriously, we are
talking about thousands of classes and methods. These specs are very
specific about the naming, parameterization, and how the method
executes. It describes stack behavior, types of floating point math, and
exceptions to post conditions. This API spec is not like saying 3 bedrooms.
It more similar to saying 3 bedrooms called Alvin, Simon, and Theodore,,
with doorways having exact dimensions, made from teak and cedar, whose
led lights come on every morning precisely at 6 am. At what level of
specificity does the design become unique and protectable? Does that
level change if it is shown that the defendant studied the design in
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