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It is. There is no legal right for you to 'steal' something. It does matter how easy you make it, but it is nonetheless illegal. Because someone kept the door
by sigi45 8y ago
It is. There is no legal right for you to 'steal' something.
It does matter how easy you make it, but it is nonetheless illegal.
Because someone kept the door open, doesn't allow you or give you the right to go into it. Never has been never will be.
- beaconstudios 8y agoI didn't claim that taking the source code isn't stealing.
- ashelmire 8y agoHow is it stealing if it’s publicly hosted on a web server?
- beberlei 8y agoBy that definition it is not stealing to take something that is unguarded, isn't locked or surrounded by a fence from a neighbors lawn, or a department store.
- ashelmire 8y agoNo, it's not. It's more like if Coca-cola accidentally published their recipe in the newspaper instead of an ad - that's their blunder and not corporate espionage.
- randyrand 8y agoThat's one of the best analogies I've heard. Thanks for that.
- sigi45 8y agoNo its not. First of, there is also in legal a huge difference between publishing your secret in an ad and putting some .git folder in /. Second it would probably still be illegal to reproduce coca-cola original receipe. There is probably some (c) or similiar thing protecting it.
- CobrastanJorji 8y agoSure, if they took away the source code. But they only looked at the source code. It's not illegal to look at something in a department store.