Re: Justice draws nigh

[Hyman Rosen]

On 5/13/2010 4:09 AM, Alan Mackenzie wrote:
> How can the plaintiff even know which version of Busybox has been
> distributed?

Through the discovery process (that is, by asking).

> It is likely that the defendants have customised Busybox to
> their own requirements, hence what they distribute won't match ANY
> properly released version.  It's thus silly to expect the plaintiffs to
> specify the exact version, and US law is surely not _that_ silly.

Copyright law and computer programs are an imperfect mix.
Outcomes would depend on specific facts of the case.