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I think it would be neat if anyone who sees this would link to a github repo of their own that shows an organically created version of these nine lines. I belie
by dopamean 10y ago
I think it would be neat if anyone who sees this would link to a github repo of their own that shows an organically created version of these nine lines. I believe that for a patent you have to demonstrate novelty. I have no idea how copyrights work. It seems that novelty is not so important in the case.
- jandrese 10y agoYou think someone checked in every line as they wrote it? I'm sure the repo update for that function is just "implemented the following API functions: ...." + a bunch of lines. Dirt simple 9 line functions don't "organically grow" over time, they're just pounded out and the programmer moves on.
- EdHominem 10y agoBugs count. Anything that shows you didn't cut and paste it. Bonus points for conceptual issues that demonstrate a natural convergence to the same solution as understanding of the domain increases.
- maxlybbert 10y agoCopyright requires some creativity ( http://caselaw.findlaw.com/us-supreme-court/499/340.html http://caselaw.findlaw.com/us-supreme-court/499/340.html ): "Original, as the term is used in copyright, means only that the work was independently created by the author (as opposed to copied from other works), and that it possesses at least some minimal degree of creativity. ... To be sure, the requisite level of creativity is extremely low; even a slight amount will suffice. The vast majority of works make the grade quite easily, as they possess some creative spark, 'no matter how crude, humble or obvious' it might be. ... Originality does not signify novelty; a work may be original even though it closely resembles other works, so long as the similarity is fortuitous, not the result of copying."