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As backwards as it seems... isn't that copyright infringement?
by Psyonic 16y ago
As backwards as it seems... isn't that copyright infringement?
- sliverstorm 16y agoWhat, infringing Myth's copyright on the crack? Even if you're right- they had a copyright, and it was enforceable- I doubt there is a person who would be willing to step forward and claim ownership of the crack. Whole point of anonymous groups was nobody could pin it on you. Plus, restitution of copyright infringement is usually based on damages done. Considering Myth's 'product' was free, there are no sales damages.
- pmh 16y agoTechnically, restitution could come in form of statutory damages instead of actual damages. In the US though, the work has to be registered and the crack would certainly fall foul of the DMCA anyway. It would be interesting if a cracker in another country claimed infringement.
- flomo 16y agoIf you accept the other poster's theory that the crack is a reconstructed binary, then the crack itself is copyright infringement.