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0 pointslliamander6y ago0 comments

Why not just send copy written code as part of the payload?

0 pointslliamander6y ago0 comments

Why not just send copy written code as part of the payload?

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ATsch6y ago· 4 in thread

Especially trademark violations are very effective for this. For example the original GameBoy used it as DRM. The cartridge had to contain a Nintendo(R) logo which was displayed on boot to work, a legal deterrent for publishing unlicensed games that still works to this day.

sanqui6y ago

Except that the use of copyrighted and trademarked data for means of enabling interoperability has been ruled fair use in the Sega v. Accolade[1] case. So I believe Nintendo's use of the logo in this way is not much more than snake oil.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sega_v._Accolade

timClicks6y ago

Gentle reminder that the USA isn't the only jurisdiction. In countries without fair use, for example, this wouldn't even be able to be applied.

telotortium6y ago

That case was decided after the initial release of the Game Boy, so it wasn't an unreasonable thing to try at the time.

taneq6y ago

The TrackIR API does something similar to lock out unauthorised third party client applications.

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