Open Source Security

By Josh Bressers

Apple vs NSO: What can copyright do for you?

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Published December 05, 2021 6:00pm

the lawsuit is based on CFAA, not on copyright. We apologize for this enormous oversight.

Josh and Kurt talk about Apple suing NSO using a copyright claim as their vehicle. Copyright is often used as a reason to bring lawsuits, even when it doesn't always make sense. Copyright has been used by open source to expand rights, and many companies to restrict rights. It's a very odd law sometimes. At the end of the day it seems the only real path forward for a problem like NSO is up to governments to protect their citizens. Sh...

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