Stefaan A Eeckels wrote:
On Thu, 31 May 2007 20:19:17 -0500
But only an idiot without knowledge about programming can argue that
because a program performs the same well-defined function as another
program (i.e. compiling 'C' code or performing an FTP transfer) its
internal structures and algorithms have to be so similar as to be
indistinguishable "after applying trivial obfuscation".
Idiot? Hmmmmmm....
What would be your description for a person who first read Lexmark:
"[S]ee Sega Enters., 977 F.2d at 1524 (“To the extent that a work is
functional or factual, it may be copied.”)"; Lexmark International, Inc.
v. Static Control Components, Inc., 387F.3d 522 (6th Cir. 2004).
And then claimed "... a program performs the same well-defined function
as another program..." obtains copyright protection?
rjack
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