Tough. On one hand, sure, stealing others' work (software) is a shitty thing to do. On the other hand, science is science. Their findings are no less valid due to what software they used. I'd publish it anyways, with a notice on top of the article (to duly shame them). We should not let science suffer on the altar of IP!
Tough. On one hand, sure, stealing others' work (software) is a shitty thing to do. On the other hand, science is science. Their findings are no less valid due to what software they used. I'd publish it anyways, with a notice on top of the article (to duly shame them). We should not let science suffer on the altar of IP!
Copyright infringement is absolutely not theft.
Don't conflate the two.