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Re:John Carmack on expert witnesses and 'non literal' copying by jay_kyburz on Thursday February 02, 2017 @02:55PM (#13553964)
Yes, I think it all comes down to what copyright actually is. Is it the words on the paper, or the ideas behind them?
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Re:John Carmack on expert witnesses and 'non literal' copying by jandrese on Thursday February 02, 2017 @04:39PM (#13554942)
In other words, can you commit thoughtcrime?
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