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Is it possible to create something where knowing about the thing constitutes copyright infringement?

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[-] dillekant@slrpnk.net 3 points 11 months ago

Yeah this was something else I was thinking of. I'm not exactly sure about the mechanics of the infringement here, but it seems like simply knowing a thing taints you for producing a work. I guess it's more about ease of proving?

[-] veniasilente@lemm.ee 2 points 11 months ago

The key here is that it taints you, not the thing. Just because the source code of eg.: Acrobat is known because the source is leaked, that does not make the source code of an alternative instantly illegal.

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