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by j-bos 106 days ago
> ultimate form of piracy

Nothing was stolen, not even copied, lamest piracy I've heard of.
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makerofthings 106 days ago
I take your point, but if the re-implementation looks the same, I would say it’s a form of copying. (Which I don’t think is a problem, I don’t think you should be able to own sequences of numbers.)
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wvenable 106 days ago
What does it mean to look the same? Just look at modern automobiles:

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/ENE01g6X0AA7w5r?format=jpg

Are they copies? Can all these car companies sue each other?

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