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There is a difference between "Questions" and "test questions with a known specific solution". One could argue (I would not) that the solution to a test questio
by rocqua 5y ago
There is a difference between "Questions" and "test questions with a known specific solution". One could argue (I would not) that the solution to a test question is an integral part of the question and therefor if the one can be protected by copyright, so can the other".
- pseudalopex 5y agoIs there any legal basis for that argument?
- RattleyCooper 5y agoNope
- ben_w 5y agoWhile that would apply to simple maths questions — 16x16 is always 256 — I don’t see that applying to HackerRank programming challenges, where the challenges (last time I used it) are essentially “produce correct output from this mostly-secret input”, and they don’t even mind which language you use to do this, never mind what variable names you use.
- chakkepolja 5y agoAt least in this case, there can be multiple correct answers using different approaches, in that case your theory leads to further confusion.
- nkrisc 5y agoIt such a question exists, surely it is the exception that proves the rule.