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Re:No Source Code == No Patent by marginalia_nu on Monday April 17, 2023 @04:57AM (#35598290)
Until very recently the little guy could effectively use a poisonous license like GPL to dissuade exactly this sort of thing.

The system of copyright worked very well to protect smaller entities in this regard.

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Re:No Source Code == No Patent by chii on Monday April 17, 2023 @05:59AM (#35598703)
How well has copyright really worked for the little guy? Even when there are wins in the GPL violation suits, the payout barely covers the cost of litigation (i'm imputing the cost even if it is pro bono).

Not to mention tivoization which trivially bypasses GPLv2.

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Re:No Source Code == No Patent by philderbeast on Monday April 17, 2023 @08:43AM (#35599839)
except it didn't in practice because the little guy has no ability to enforce even these poisonous licences.

in reality your licence is only as strong as your ability to enforce it.

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