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All computer code can be rephrased in common written (english, perhaps) language. I'm not talking about pseudocode, I mean an actual translation layer from, sa
by rsync 11y ago
All computer code can be rephrased in common written (english, perhaps) language. I'm not talking about pseudocode, I mean an actual translation layer from, say, C to english phrasing that specifically describes the computer code to be written.
And at that point it's just speech. I don't mean "like speech", or "something sophisticated people should recognize as speech", or "code is speech" ... I mean, it's just plain old speech. Just very boring, long-winded (and extremely precise) descriptions of computer source code.
So perhaps there will be some pain and perhaps there will be some years before it finally gets to the supreme court, but in the end, it's just speech.
Will they change the 1A ? Would they ?
- sesutton 11y agoThe source code for PGP 5 was made legally available outside the US in a similar method though without translating it. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pretty_Good_Privacy#Criminal_investigation https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pretty_Good_Privacy#Criminal_i...
- rmc 11y agoNot every country has the USA's "Free speech über alles" interpretation of "right to free speech"