Nope, incorrect. - Personal Use ≠ Fair Use: While some jurisdictions have “fair use” or “fair dealing” exceptions (e.g., for criticism, education, or parody), personal use alone does not automatically qualify as fair use!
Nope, incorrect. - Personal Use ≠ Fair Use: While some jurisdictions have “fair use” or “fair dealing” exceptions (e.g., for criticism, education, or parody), personal use alone does not automatically qualify as fair use!
VeganCheesecake@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 hours ago
To further stretch that metaphor, it’s like I manufacture bikes, and you copy one of my designs to build a single unit for yourself.
Also, I imagine it would be hard to discover and then prove that the app someone is using on their own machine is a clone of yours.
Also also, the validity of software patents heavily depends on your jurisdiction.
Also also also, there’s a lot of word processors and photo editors out there. The usecase of an app would have to be incredibly specific to even try and prove a clone is infringing on anything. If it’s a library - reinplementing a function in your own (or a LLM’s) code is unlikely to be a problem.
I don’t trust current LLMs to do this well, or in an affordable way, but if you somehow manage it, I don’t think the original manufacturer would have an easy time sueing you.
notsosure@sh.itjust.works 52 minutes ago
I fully agree with all your points. IP and patent infringement is intriguing and sometimes dangerous territory.