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Originally Posted by pwalker8
Why does there have to be some copy protection system in place for software? Or more specifically, why must there be some legal protection for just software?
Much of the protection for binary code could be protected by licensing agreements, while the source code itself is better protected as an industrial secrets. Is it really any different than a chief's recipe? A lot of companies have jumped on the intellectual properties bandwagon, but couldn't the same argument be made for cooking or the layout of an assembly line? What's so different about software?
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How do you go about protecting binary code? How far do you want to go? Nice analogy about cooking, but that cannot really apply to software the same. Example a simple bread. One bread is indistinguishable from the next one. Now take Photoshop. Make a copy of it so perfect that it is impossible to tell the difference other than the opening splash screen. Should you be able to do that? Keep all the features, but change the GUI around so it doesn't look like Photoshop any more. Should you be able to do that? Where do you want to draw the line? Maybe at rounded corners.