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Re:Disney claims anyone using a Twitter hashtag is agreeing ... by chrisseaton on Monday April 27, 2020 @06:20PM (#23000792)
You can only copyright the text of the source code, as if it was literature. Write your own source code to implement the same algorithm using the same efficient techniques, and you're fine (as long as it isn't patented.)
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Re:Disney claims anyone using a Twitter hashtag is agreeing ... by FalconSensei on Monday April 27, 2020 @10:57PM (#23002851)
so... rename the variables?
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Re:Disney claims anyone using a Twitter hashtag is agreeing ... by smnrchrds on Tuesday April 28, 2020 @12:57AM (#23003530)
On a more serious note, this:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clean_room_design

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