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Re: Document Fingerprinting
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Will French:
> Sounds like a disaster to me, unless it can be done
>automatically, by a proven-correct program. I used to use
>commercial compilers that (at least claimed to) put their
>"stamp" on the assembly code they generated, so they could sue
>if you released a product without having a license for the
>compiler. Bugs are bad enough as it is; we don't need extra
>ones that only show up in some copies!
I seem to recall a lawsuit where somebody like Tandy was suing
somebody else, claiming they copied the computer's rom code.
As proof they pulled out the competitors computer, pressed a
certain key combination, and the Tandy copyright flashed up on
the screen. As I also recall, they LOST the suit believe it or
not...
Anybody heard of this? Cerca 1988-1991 I believe. Sure shows
what a slick lawyer can get you out of...
Don
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