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Re:Guy Finds StarCraft Source Code and Returns It to Blizzard by Tactic on Thursday May 04, 2017 @12:25PM (#14266137)
Do they own it? If so, yes. Give it back. What they do with it is on them. Crucify them, not the person doing the right thing.

If you don't like Blizzard's stance, deal with them, not criticize someone for not achieving the end you prefer.

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Re:Guy Finds StarCraft Source Code and Returns It to Blizzard by wtetzner on Thursday May 04, 2017 @12:31PM (#14266207)
> Do they own it? If so, yes. Give it back.

The boundaries of legal ownership and those of what some consider morally acceptable might be different, so I don't think it's so black and white.

On the other hand, I agree that people shouldn't be criticizing someone for not doing something illegal, especially because they are the one who would have to face the consequences of taking illegal action.

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Re:Guy Finds StarCraft Source Code and Returns It to Blizzard by throwaway18917 on Wednesday May 10, 2017 @12:09PM (#14309312)
Lol but watch everyone flip their shit when Apple tells people that they can't modify their software or hardware because "Apple owns it".
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