[aur-general] Notification of GPL violation

[Manhong Dai]

On Fri, May 21, 2021, 6:34 PM Daniel Berjón Díez <asuranceturix at gmail.com>
wrote:

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> On Fri, 21 May 2021 at 22:26, Manhong Dai <daimh at umich.edu> wrote:
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>> Further, as Daniel already pointed out, this case is just about API.
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> I did no such thing, I merely pointed out that one of their arguments is
> that the copy was not substantial in volume, and it was a lot more than
> three lines for a patch; actually, they specifically did not rule on the
> API copyrightability issue.
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Very fun discussion! Thanks for the inspiration!

In the Syllabus, page 2 and 3 of the opinion, it is all about API or "user
interface".

https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/20pdf/18-956_new_0e04.pdf

Everybody can argue about that a diff patch file is 'fair use' or not. But
I think we can agree that  'fair use' is always case by case as it depends
on how large/important the the  patch is. I also think we can agree that
most of the patch files are neither API nor "user interface" as in the
opinion above.

If the patch file is more than API, I am certain that the two dissenting
justices will think it is also a copyright violation, and I am not certain
how many of the other 6 justices will vote.

Just my naive understanding about the Scotus opinion, it is worth $0.019
due to the current inflation, and it is worth zero in Europe.

Best,
Manhong