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Piriform Asks BleachBit To Remove Winapp2.ini Importer

Posted by Unknown on from the you-always-need-a-lawyer dept.

ahziem writes "As author of the BleachBit system cleaner, I received a polite but firm request from Piriform, makers of the similar application CCleaner, to remove a two-year-old feature from BleachBit that allows individual BleachBit users to import winapp2.ini data files created by the community that define which files to delete for applications. Does Piriform's request have merit? Do I need a lawyer? What is a good response to avoid any ugly situation?"

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  1. Re:Who knows, I'm not a lawyer... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Troll

    but I'm pretty sure that ... isn't actually a crime

    IAAL, and I'm nowhere near as sure as you that facilitating some third party to negate their license (and this contravene the other party's intellectual property) isn't a crime. Does 'authorisation' ring any bells? I'd like much more information about the facts of the case and the particular legislative framework in place in the relevant jurisdiction(s).

    I wonder if this isn't an example of the Dunning-Kruger effect?