Technically no. In a court description or in a press article, both addressed to people who are not technical, the name of the VCS is important.
Consider the extreme case where the VCS was called "theft-assistance" for example.
How does "He copied the code from a theft-assistance repository" would sound to a jury that doesn't know what a VCS is and that theft-assistance is just a name?
If it was something generic and inoffensive, like Git, it would be OK, but "subversion" has a ...subversive undertone.
In a previous video posted on HN, a police officer explains how they would use a concession made by a honest humble person during an interview to boost their conviction rate: "Sure, I never like the guy. But I would never do anything malicious against anyone or even animals, especially not theft or murder which is totally against my conscience." would become big uppercase red letters on a videoprojector: "I NEVER LIKE THE GUY". Be sure you nail every emotional aspect to convince a jury.
Consider the extreme case where the VCS was called "theft-assistance" for example.
How does "He copied the code from a theft-assistance repository" would sound to a jury that doesn't know what a VCS is and that theft-assistance is just a name?
If it was something generic and inoffensive, like Git, it would be OK, but "subversion" has a ...subversive undertone.