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What if it’s one character?

• mixedCase 5y ago
  I believe the parent poster implicitly meant "as long as it's copyrightable" as a caveat
  • ksm1717 5y ago
    So copyrightable is 2 char?
    • NobodyNada 5y ago
      No. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Threshold_of_originality https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Threshold_of_originality
    • seanhunter 5y ago
      One of the first tests for infringement is "substantial similarity"(see [1] for example). If you claim copyright infringement on the basis of any small number of characters your case will be tossed by the judge. There isn't a specific number of characters that need to be copied before it becomes "substantial" because the court gets to rule on that based on the context etc. [1]https://www.legalzoom.com/articles/copyright-infringement-and-substantial-similarity https://www.legalzoom.com/articles/copyright-infringement-an...
• dralley 5y ago
  But it's not one character.
  • ksm1717 5y ago
    What if it’s 10 characters?
    • dralley 5y ago
      It's not 10 characters either.
• munk-a 5y ago
  The realm of what does and doesn't constitute a license violation is complex and, in the end, up to the whims of the legal system. For this particular issue it appears that an actionable amount of the project is in use.
  • ksm1717 5y ago
    Agree