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No, it's right. In the US you can sue them if you suspect they're using your software in an infringing way, then use the discovery process to unearth this evid
by jenny91 5y ago
No, it's right.
In the US you can sue them if you suspect they're using your software in an infringing way, then use the discovery process to unearth this evidence.
- paulgb 5y agoYou can try, sure. But AFAIK you can't just serve someone papers and compel them to turn over documents; a judge's discretion is involved in the process. If you say "I wrote some open-source self-driving car code and I think Waymo is using it", there's no way they're just going to hand over their self-driving car code.
- pas 5y agoNo, obviously. They can appoint an expert to do this fact-finding. Sure the defendant will file a motion to dismiss the whole lawsuit probably claiming that it's frivolous, or whatnot.