This was copying many screens, composing layouts and many strings. not a "general look and feel" or one off utility string. Others found parts of the code copie

This was copying many screens, composing layouts and many strings. not a "general look and feel" or one off utility string. Others found parts of the code copied (exact variable names). It would take a court to decide, but I think it's pretty clear cut copyright violation. They gave their agent had access to the EE code, and seemingly asked it to produce a copy. It's not a 1:1 copy, but there was a lot of copying. No clean-room attempt was even made. If I take the first chapter of Harry Potter and write a new ending, it's still copyright violation. They took many parts.