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Security researchers and antivirus companies often publish code and insights of malicious software, but is that even allowed? Doesn't that violate the copyright of the malware authors? :think_bread:

rugk OLD ACCOUNT hat dies geteilt.

Als Antwort auf binfalse

@kmicu@mastodon.social
@kmicu@mastodon.social
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That’s indeed the case. The point is that copyright without enforcement (which can be only performed by the author) is meaningless. If we break the law in the first place we will not show up in a court of law to enforce our rights.
Als Antwort auf @kmicu@mastodon.social

rugk OLD ACCOUNT
rugk OLD ACCOUNT
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I'd love to see a malware author to go to court, because they love their code sooo much…

Likely the punishment for spreading malware could be far more than they earn for the copyright violation.
Als Antwort auf rugk OLD ACCOUNT

rugk OLD ACCOUNT
rugk OLD ACCOUNT
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on the other hand, if some people only write it and then sell/publish/give it to others that only do the harm of spreading, that could be legitimate 🤔

Thinking of that FLOSS malware.
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