Re:Run CUDA, unmodified, on AMD GPUs
by not2b on Monday July 15, 2024 @07:03PM
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That is how the SC used to work: they would decide cases on the narrowest possible grounds. If they don't have to decide a tough question, but they can finesse it with something simpler, good enough. More recently they have been willing to tear up decades of established law on a regular basis.
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"Used to work"... this was 2021.
And generally courts/judges just choose the scope of their legal opinions based on how far reaching they want the legal principles to apply.
IMHO, copyright-ability of APIs is so far away from their political agenda that they probably just decided to leave the issue on a cliffhanger...
Yes, "used to". Now, in 2024, the same supreme court has decided that presidents have immunity in all official acts, from stealing documents, up to and including assassination attempts on their opponents. This is a radical shift in how the court operates.
This "opponent assassination" hypothetical gets bandied about a lot but I have not seen any evidence that any court considers that to be an "official act". Official acts are constrained to legitimate exercises of constitutional authority and are not merely anything a President (or especially, an ex-President) does.
It's specifically mentioned in the dissents.
Re:Run CUDA, unmodified, on AMD GPUs
by tiberious726 on Wednesday July 17, 2024 @01:20PM
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The dissents, not the opinion
the only thing radical is the opinions of people you are listening to if you believe SCOTUS enabled legally sanctioned assassinations. It was political hyperbole based on nothing, and it worked (with you). Think for yourself.