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If someone took the name Mikey Mouse. Stamped it on a dvd along with some +18 content, and then had the guts to sue Walt's brother and friends for taking that f

by hirako2000 4y ago

If someone took the name Mikey Mouse. Stamped it on a dvd along with some +18 content, and then had the guts to sue Walt's brother and friends for taking that film, editing it to make it suitable for kids, i bet we would call that totally absurd. We aren't far off with this court case, unless i don't understand the issue. And for those who undoubtly miss to understand the issue, they at neo4j mistakenly or knowingly put glucose in their sugar free advertised product, and pretend nobody should be allowed to remove the junk because they made the rest of the recipe and made sure to include glucose in the ingredients lists since the beginning. Sadly they may win in the court since even hackernews readers don't immediately see the mascarade.

denton-scratch 4y ago
> mascarade That word is redolent of Pride parades. It brings to mind a person in costume, with eye make-up.
- hirako2000 4y ago
  That's how the defendant should dress going to court.
pritambaral 4y ago
Apples to oranges. The Mouse is protected by copyright; GPL-ed software is protected by copyleft. When you distribute copyleft software, you're explicitly granting rights to your downstream users. You can't just decide one day to retroactively change the terms. > And for those who undoubtly miss to understand the issue ... Clearly, you misunderstand the issue. Neo4j specifically told people to modify their recipe however they please as long as the license is respected. Yes, this is the very license that allows this. It's a completely different (and undefendable) issue that they did so by committing the legal equivalent of copying code from Stack overflow and not even reading it. The law doesn't work like code does and you can't just claim, "Sorry, there was a bug. You will be forced to download a software update." when it comes to copyrights and contracts.
- hirako2000 4y ago
  I've mi-spoken. Baral, please do explain the issue then.

denton-scratch 4y ago

> mascarade That word is redolent of Pride parades. It brings to mind a person in costume, with eye make-up.

hirako2000 4y ago
That's how the defendant should dress going to court.

pritambaral 4y ago

Apples to oranges. The Mouse is protected by copyright; GPL-ed software is protected by copyleft. When you distribute copyleft software, you're explicitly granting rights to your downstream users. You can't just decide one day to retroactively change the terms. > And for those who undoubtly miss to understand the issue ... Clearly, you misunderstand the issue. Neo4j specifically told people to modify their recipe however they please as long as the license is respected. Yes, this is the very license that allows this. It's a completely different (and undefendable) issue that they did so by committing the legal equivalent of copying code from Stack overflow and not even reading it. The law doesn't work like code does and you can't just claim, "Sorry, there was a bug. You will be forced to download a software update." when it comes to copyrights and contracts.

hirako2000 4y ago
I've mi-spoken. Baral, please do explain the issue then.