Question to programmers and users: what to do with clones?

[vonderlasa]

Let's assume that Program X has been proven beyond any doubt to be a clone of Programs Y {and Z?}. What should the end users, who purchased Program X in good faith, do with their purchases? Delete them? Use them? Feel guilty?

And what should 3d party companies that have sold Program X do with their profits?
Keep them? Refund the purchase price to the customers? Give the profits to charity? Give the profits to the wronged developers?

[Mike S.]

Legalize, somehow?

[Dr.Wael Deeb]

Weekend garage sale

[JuLieN]

[X] Other: despise them.

[Andres Valverde]

Ask for money back

[alpha123]

The user should delete them. They aren't legal.

The company should probably refund customers.

[kranium]

Exorcism is the only answer...
after that they should be ok, especially if performed by a certified professional.

[rbarreira]

If you bought a microwave oven and the maker was sued for patent violation, would you throw the microwave in the trash?

[JuLieN]

If you bought a microwave oven and the maker was sued for patent violation, would you throw the microwave in the trash?

If you buy bottles of springwater and the manufacturer is soon convinced to actually sell tap water, won't you ask him for a refund?

[rbarreira]

If you bought a microwave oven and the maker was sued for patent violation, would you throw the microwave in the trash?

If you buy bottles of springwater and the manufacturer is soon convinced to actually sell tap water, won't you ask him for a refund?

Then you're saying that everything depends on what the cloners said and what the "customer" was expecting?

In that case, if someone was simply expecting a strong engine or if the cloners didn't specify how the engine was made, your objection wouldn't be a problem for them.