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British Police Accused of Stealing Software

Posted by samzenpus on from the was-that-wrong? dept.

judgecorp writes "The West Yorkshire police force is in the British High court today, accused of stealing intellectual property from a firm whose software decodes forensic data from mobile phones. Forensic Telecoms Services claims the force illegally used and sold copyright data from a commercial mobile phone forensics application it had been using in high profile cases."

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  1. But but.. by TechLA · · Score: 3, Insightful

    They didn't steal anything, they only made a copy! Original owner still has his copy too!

  2. Re:Looks like clean room design which is legal by Sloppy · · Score: 3, Insightful

    According to TFA the police didn't copy the software, they only used its documentation

    Regardless of whatever facts (or lack thereof) resolve the original accusation, that accusation still exists. Strike One, British Police. Two more of these, and no more Net for you.

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