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Re: Copyright status of example code in Bugzilla - how to deal with when writing testcases.
- From: Florian Weimer <fw at deneb dot enyo dot de>
- To: Robert Dewar <dewar at adacore dot com>
- Cc: Zack Weinberg <zack at codesourcery dot com>, Andrew Pinski <pinskia at physics dot uc dot edu>, Mike Stump <mrs at apple dot com>, gcc at gcc dot gnu dot org, Toon Moene <toon at moene dot indiv dot nluug dot nl>
- Date: Tue, 29 Mar 2005 15:50:23 +0200
- Subject: Re: Copyright status of example code in Bugzilla - how to deal with when writing testcases.
- References: <200503281751.j2SHpndg001006@earth.phy.uc.edu><87sm2fpryf.fsf@codesourcery.com> <42486F96.70001@adacore.com>
* Robert Dewar:
> Unfortunately, you can't rely on sane judges, since the plaintiff can
> always demand a jury trial, and you would be surprised what juries think.
> Furthermore, deleting the test case makes no sense as a remedy. Either
> there is or there is not a copyright violation. The judge could only
> require the removal of the test case if there is a copyright violation,
> but then the plaintiff is entitled to substantial compensation without
> having to show any harm.
Even if the plaintiff submitted the test case in the first place, for
inclusion or not?