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I wonder if there's a way of using software licensing to bypass the issue. Consider this. What if there was a piece of encryption software where the copyright w
by cturner 11y ago
I wonder if there's a way of using software licensing to bypass the issue. Consider this. What if there was a piece of encryption software where the copyright was held in the UK (i.e. not in the US). The key thing about this encryption library: it has a special license. One of its clauses says that it may not be edited, it may only be compiled by clang, may only be distributed in the form that results from a good-faith compilation under clang, and that - as a condition of use - the distributor may not implement workarounds. The US court would have no jurisdiction for ruling on the actions of the copyright owner. And Apple could defend its behaviour by saying that intellectual property law means that it is not within its rights/mandate to modify the included software.
- rlpb 11y agoA US court can order Apple to do what it likes inside US jurisdiction, including things that would normally be illegal in the US.
- kelnos 11y agoCitation? It seems pretty unbelievable that a US court can order someone to do something that violates US law.
- roel_v 11y agoWhat is it you are seeking a 'citation' for? This is so obvious nobody with a legal background would question it, let alone write about it. The gp is so silly it doesn't warrant discussion. Law is not a logic game with a closed rule set, it's nonsensical to reason based on that assumption.
- kelnos 11y agoJust asking for an example. I don't have a legal background. No need to get defensive about it.
- knughit 11y agoThe government can overrule private contracts, and does so on the daily.