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Also, I don't know how just open sourcing the code is fine by the law. An example, If I stole money from a bank and then brought it all back the next day, and t
by makmanalp 17y ago
Also, I don't know how just open sourcing the code is fine by the law. An example, If I stole money from a bank and then brought it all back the next day, and the bank had no net loss because it didn't do anything with the hard currency anyway, wouldn't I still be prosecuted? Not likening Microsoft's actions to stealing money here, it's just an example.
- jmillikin 17y agoCopyright infringement is a civil, not criminal, law. It's up to the copyright owner to sue, if he wanted to. Not that it would do much in this case -- worst case, a judge places an injunction against Microsoft and they're not allowed to distribute the utility. The author would have a very hard time proving damages, since both the original code and utility are distributed for free.