• Cethin@lemmy.zip
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    3 days ago

    Maybe, though processes and algorithms won’t be copied easily legally. If they did some special coating to lenses or something, or if they have a really smart algorithm to correct for different effects, those are protected by law. You can examine it and try to replicate it, but you can’t copy it.

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      3 days ago

      Sure. I think we’re talking a bit about different things here. I didn’t want to copy it, just know how it’s done 😆 But yeah, you’re right. And what you said has another benefit. If they want to protect it by law, we have a process for that: Patents. And those require to publish how it’s done…