Copyright and Linux, GPL patent issues: part 2
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| By allowing developers to copy code for compatibility or
| interoperability purposes, courts separate the value of
| creating new works from the value inherent in existing
| ones. Courts in other countries have recognized this type
| of adaptive work for many years. As discussed earlier,
| markets place a value on software based in part on its
| compatibility and interoperability and its adoption by
| previous consumers, and not just the aesthetic beauty of
| its source code expression or the relative effort of its
| developers.
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http://www.computerworld.com.au/index.php/id;291094571;fp;2;fpid;3
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