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I haven't read the ruling, but I'm surprised. Surely iOS is only licensed to run on Apple hardware, and any other usage would involve making an unlicensed copy?
by lukeh 6y ago
I haven't read the ruling, but I'm surprised. Surely iOS is only licensed to run on Apple hardware, and any other usage would involve making an unlicensed copy?
- dragonwriter 6y agoSince the ruling turned on fair use, that the use is unlicensed is a given but also not dispositive, since fair use is an exception to the copyright holders exclusive rights.
- deleted 6y ago[deleted]
- inopinatus 6y agoThe law is not a programming language, no matter what herds of software engineers may like to believe. Every license is subordinate to legislation, statute, rights and obligations, tests of reasonableness and the public interest, jurisprudence etc. The delusion that one can magically conjure otherwise with a few words and a tickbox, leads straight down the path that Apple followed.