Re:Eyeo wins German copyright decision, sets legal precedent...
by shkkmo on Tuesday January 18, 2022 @12:57PM
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The difference is that a "patch" implies that it is added to exterior content which means that the question of copyright infringement passes to how that exterior content was obtained.
Patching pirated work is still piracy, but patching work you have purchased legitimately (or were given by the copyright holder, such as a web page) is not piracy.
Re:Eyeo wins German copyright decision, sets legal precedent...
by jhgb on Tuesday January 18, 2022 @05:14PM
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Has your argument been tested anywhere? I'm quite sure that for example in my country it would utterly fail -- the origin of the work is irrelevant in our copyright act.
Patching pirated work is still piracy, but patching work you have purchased legitimately (or were given by the copyright holder, such as a web page) is not piracy.