Re: The death of copyright in software

[rjack]

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