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Re:Killing TurboTax by EvanAnderson on Wednesday March 03, 2021 @12:46PM (#26331891)
The IRS is a US federal agency, though. They can claim no copyright on the code. It should be be public domain.
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Re:Killing TurboTax by vharuck on Wednesday March 03, 2021 @01:14PM (#26332288)
Unless it was written by a contractor who then gave the copyright to the IRS. This is a very common situation. The federal government is not barred from having copyrights.
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Re:Killing TurboTax by EvanAnderson on Wednesday March 03, 2021 @01:28PM (#26332459)
That would be a fun legal rabbit hole to descend into.
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Re:Killing TurboTax by ohyeshedid on Wednesday March 03, 2021 @02:16PM (#26333019)
I don't know about fun, but it would definitely be expensive.
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Re:Killing TurboTax by EvanAnderson on Wednesday March 03, 2021 @02:24PM (#26333112)
"Fun" from a research perspective. (I've got friends who are IP lawyers and enjoy talking about this stuff.)
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