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Be sure that this is how OP made his code himself... And that you can easily find other code that your work is "derived" of, even if you did it completely on yo

Be sure that this is how OP made his code himself... And that you can easily find other code that your work is "derived" of, even if you did it completely on your own with only basic ideas from wikipedia. Of course, check back with your lawyer if you're that concerned. But nobody wants to live in a world where you can't make your own 200 lines of code based on ideas found somewhere else (ideas which are not owned by anybody).

saurik 9y ago
The legal reality of copyright is that the color of the bits matters: unlike with a patent, if you independently somehow manage to come to a similar result and can prove that, you are supposed to be fine (though there was one devastating ruling with respect to photographs that I think most people consider to have been a mistake that may lend some precedent to such an argument, I think you would still have a difficult time pulling it off). This just isn't about the world in which I want to live: it is about the world in which I actually live.
- jstimpfle 9y ago
  > This just isn't about the world in which I want to live: it is about the world in which I actually live. Based on your own arguments, I think you are theoreticizing. It's also your own decision in what world you live. I would not want to spend my time this way. But again, your own decision. (It would be of course a nice gesture to drop the author a thank you, or whatever)
  - saurik 9y ago
    Do you seriously believe that you can ignore laws by simply deciding to live in a world where they somehow don't apply? FWIW, if you want a reference for "even with seemingly no causality a related work was classified as a derivative work for copyright", here is the particular case: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Temple_Island_Collections_Ltd_v_New_English_Teas_Ltd https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Temple_Island_Collections_Lt...
    - jstimpfle 9y ago
      No, as I said I think you are theoreticizing. Why are you not asking me whether I avoid leaving my house just because there could be some crazy guy shooting at me? Here's why I still leave my house most days. My life would not be worth living. I have a moral right to leave my house. I have good faith in the state to protect this right, although I know some people have indeed been shot (even by policemen!). It's not worth my time theoreticizing about this possibility. Note that the situation is different if you move to advanced engineering projects and parties involved with huge amounts of money. The possibility of a mean-spirited lawsuit there is a lot more realistic (while probably still as unrealistic as batshit crazy).

saurik 9y ago

The legal reality of copyright is that the color of the bits matters: unlike with a patent, if you independently somehow manage to come to a similar result and can prove that, you are supposed to be fine (though there was one devastating ruling with respect to photographs that I think most people consider to have been a mistake that may lend some precedent to such an argument, I think you would still have a difficult time pulling it off). This just isn't about the world in which I want to live: it is about the world in which I actually live.

jstimpfle 9y ago
> This just isn't about the world in which I want to live: it is about the world in which I actually live. Based on your own arguments, I think you are theoreticizing. It's also your own decision in what world you live. I would not want to spend my time this way. But again, your own decision. (It would be of course a nice gesture to drop the author a thank you, or whatever)
- saurik 9y ago
  Do you seriously believe that you can ignore laws by simply deciding to live in a world where they somehow don't apply? FWIW, if you want a reference for "even with seemingly no causality a related work was classified as a derivative work for copyright", here is the particular case: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Temple_Island_Collections_Ltd_v_New_English_Teas_Ltd https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Temple_Island_Collections_Lt...
  - jstimpfle 9y ago
    No, as I said I think you are theoreticizing. Why are you not asking me whether I avoid leaving my house just because there could be some crazy guy shooting at me? Here's why I still leave my house most days. My life would not be worth living. I have a moral right to leave my house. I have good faith in the state to protect this right, although I know some people have indeed been shot (even by policemen!). It's not worth my time theoreticizing about this possibility. Note that the situation is different if you move to advanced engineering projects and parties involved with huge amounts of money. The possibility of a mean-spirited lawsuit there is a lot more realistic (while probably still as unrealistic as batshit crazy).