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The IP issues with the leak are interesting. There's got to be some Stack Overflow copy/pastes, perhaps some variable name changed license violating code, and I
by shiado 5y ago
The IP issues with the leak are interesting. There's got to be some Stack Overflow copy/pastes, perhaps some variable name changed license violating code, and I wonder if patent trolls or even rightful patent owners can now sue based on how backend code works in a way where they had no way to sue if they didn't know how it worked from interacting with a frontend.
- akersten 5y ago> patent trolls or even rightful patent owners What's the difference? But seriously, if it takes trolling through the code to determine that Twitch's math violated their special way of doing math that no one else should get to use, it's just more evidence that software patents aren't helping protect or encourage innovation (else the violation would have been apparent from using the service). It would instead clearly be a "hah, gotcha, turns out we patented the linked-list-inside-a-hashmap construction you've got going on here, pay up! Only we can put the Legos together in that way!"
- notsureaboutpg 5y agoNo, you won't be able to sue if you claim that, based on the leaked source code, your IP was infringed because leaked (e.g. stolen) source code won't be admissible in court as evidence
- BeFlatXIII 5y agoThe real fun begins when the leaked Twitch code makes its way into new SO answers for others to copy.
- kevinsundar 5y agoOr when GitHub copilot starts suggesting it lol.
- BeFlatXIII 5y agoThe merger between copyright laundering and citogenesis.