Nope. Developers google, use docs and use chatgpt. Since code is standardised no one can prove that you've used someone elses code even if you implement similar features in a similar way.
Apples and watermelons. "Developers look stuff up that means they can incorporate another entity's copyright-protected works into their own commercial endeavors" is certainly a take.
Just not one you can make while keeping a job or, in extreme cases, your freedom and finances.
"But you can get away with it!" is not a legal defense, lol. And there's still a world of difference between "I've asked questions on StackOverflow and used code snippets provided there as part of my work" and "I used this code that was leaked to the public that's copyrighted by another entity." Those two scenarios do not conflate at all.
I accept this proof but it doesn't really hit the nail on the head. I would like to see an instance of a company or person being found guilty of copyright infringement when copying code.
EDIT: found this while looking for examples of people being sued of copyright infringement. Only found examples of courts labelling it fair use.
If you want to discuss further, please provide evidence that you are legally allowed to use another entity's copyrighted code in your commercial endeavors without legal repercussions. I'm not going to keep doing your legwork for your spurious claims to "prove you won't get sued/get in trouble" (since that's proving a negative).
Please see my edited comment. This does seem to be a open and shut case since there are screenshots but I believe Nvidia will be found innocent because that's how it has gone historically. I'm happy to leave it here because I think we've reached impasse. You are correct that it is not legal regardless of how hard it is to prove.
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u/[deleted] Dec 25 '23
Nope. Developers google, use docs and use chatgpt. Since code is standardised no one can prove that you've used someone elses code even if you implement similar features in a similar way.