HBH>> Since most of Linux applications are open source - they cannot
HBH>> say it's stolen, cause if they'll say that - then they'll have
HBH>> to show their code and prove that it's the same...
Not at all. They will claim their IP was stolen and their code, obtained
by illegal means, was used in the development. That would be enough - see
DVD case. Code should not be the same - as every programmer know, you can
express same thing in thousands of different ways, that will be still same
thing.
Moreover, they don't have to prove anything. Just the fact that developers
of project X will be engaged in legal battles instead of developing code,
will be enough to drive volonteers and donations (especially from
commercial entities that want to benefit from the end result) off and will
essentially make project success very hard if possible. Professionally
made litigation can be very powerful weapon. Especially one with
substantial base like existance of really stolen code in the same
direction.
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