Matthew Garrett on Nostr: 翠星石 Your claims are simply wrong. Microcode doesn't change state simply because ...
翠星石 (nprofile…vqps) Your claims are simply wrong. Microcode doesn't change state simply because it's embodied in ROM - its copyrightability isn't related to the physical layout of gates, it's related to be functionality they embody (ie, if I were to encode the same microcode in a different physical layout, it would still be a copyright violation). It's software, it can (for good or bad) be bound by software licenses. In the US, first sale doctrine likely still applies, but other restrictions may exist.
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