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by EPWN3D 11 days ago
Because Apple didn't sue Samsung over IP theft. They sued them over copyright infringement.
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bradyd 11 days ago
It was actually patent infringement.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_Inc._v._Samsung_Electron....

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inigyou 10 days ago
Copyright infringement is a sub-category of IP theft. Other types of IP theft include trademark infringement, and patent infringement.
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EPWN3D 9 days ago
Sure, I guess. But I think people reading this thread are drawing a line between "Copying the publicly-visible IP" and "Inducing employees to walk out with trade secrets in hand." No one at Samsung was facing prison time. People at OpenAI very well could.
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