> For example, a computer programmer would write source code in a programming language, and that would ultimately become an application or software. Source code looks like a whole bunch of gibberish, with pound sign, include, alt engine dot H, and slash, slash, etc... This is programming language that would ultimately be turned into something that would - an application or an execute - a program that would execute on a computer.
The source code is the closest to English we get when writing a computer program. It usually contains programmer comments about what processes are being implemented. Hence, it's vastly superior to binary code for determining infringement. Although a print-out of the binary code (that which is read by a microprocessor) may have programmer comments, it usually IMO would not, since bugs and upgrades are fixed by changing source code. Finally, although VHC may already have some Apple source code, one has to assume they need a good deal more to facilitate their claims of infringement. Otherwise, they wouldn't have recently filed a motion for obtaining Apple source code.