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Re:Copyleft terms may become unenforceable in 11 countries d... by shiado on Thursday June 14, 2018 @05:13PM (#17315425)
In article 14.17 what is the legal definition of "source code"? Are comments in code "source code"? There isn't really a precise definition of source code is there? I could run many sorts of IP through a compiler of my own design and get a runnable binary out of it. I propose that people write a compiler that takes a Disney film as input and outputs a binary that outputs "hello world!" on x86_64 Linux. Then we can call into question the legitimacy of the IP behind the Disney film because it is "source code".

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