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Is it possible to create something where knowing about the thing constitutes copyright infringement?

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[–] veniasilente@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago

The key here is that it taints you, not the thing. Just because the source code of eg.: Acrobat is known because the source is leaked, that does not make the source code of an alternative instantly illegal.