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Re:Italian Courts Find Open Source Software Terms Enforceable by 77pt77 on Monday December 27, 2021 @02:48PM (#29706063)
> It would have been weird if they had been unenforceable.

Well, this is a joke decision since no one will verify whether they actually remove the code.

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Re:Italian Courts Find Open Source Software Terms Enforceable by shukantpal on Monday December 27, 2021 @04:04PM (#29706756)
If someone somehow knew they were using GPL code before the suit, they can easily do the same check after the suit
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Re:Italian Courts Find Open Source Software Terms Enforceable by heavyset_go on Monday December 27, 2021 @06:14PM (#29708124)
GPL code can be obfuscated in final products, the code itself would need to be audited for the inclusion of GPL code.
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Re:Italian Courts Find Open Source Software Terms Enforceable by 77pt77 on Monday December 27, 2021 @09:14PM (#29709545)
That's not really how it works.

Obfuscation is trivial.

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