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Who Owns Software?

Posted by kdawson on from the can't-interoperate dept.

SeeSp0tRun writes to remind us of Blizzard's lawsuit against MDY Industries over the Glider cheat. It seems that Blizzard is pushing it even further. They're trying out the legal theory that a software creator retains complete control over how a program is used, meaning that anyone who uses it in a different way could be found guilty of copyright infringement, at $750 a pop. The EFF and Public Knowledge are among the organizations trying to assure that the court doesn't set a really bad precedent here.

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  1. This is what comes... by Bullfish · · Score: -1, Troll

    of a litigious society. Damn near any concept, stupid or smart, gets paraded through the court system and the best lawyer (regardless of the merits of the case) wins.

    After all, the woman who filed suit for burning herself crotch with a cup of coffee won (McDick's was found 80% responsible).

    1. Re:This is what comes... by danzona · · Score: -1, Troll

      You shut the fuck up with your stupid lawyer fanboying. Read your own link - it says that McD sells 1 billion cups of coffee a year and they are all the same temperature. If it was so dangerous, how come more people aren't getting hurt?

  2. Re:Obvious answer! by Cruciform · · Score: 0, Troll

    Their portal application may not be obnoxious, but it lies like a Clinton!

    I'm still waiting for my cake, damnit!