It would be interesting to see all the source code that would be forced out in suits if this happened. Similar to all the cool design insight we have been able to glean from Apple v Samsung.
Also, Wordpress and Wordpress plugin authors would be very broke very quickly. :D
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<devils advocate>Yes - it will encourage them to be more diligent in their work.</devils advocate>
<da>It would discourage anyone from writing a library or component that could be used in other software</da>
The same way that people are discouraged from making parts for cars, or ingredients for foodstuffs, or...
What silly argument were we making again?
It would be interesting to see all the source code that would be forced out in suits if this happened. Similar to all the cool design insight we have been able to glean from Apple v Samsung.
Also, Wordpress and Wordpress plugin authors would be very broke very quickly. :D