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One repo and old blog was closed because I posted modified (patched, for reversing issues) skype binaries. Which is no-no stuff in any case. And I move all my

One repo and old blog was closed because I posted modified (patched, for reversing issues) skype binaries. Which is no-no stuff in any case. And I move all my source files (except forbidden to publish skype patched binaries) to repo named Epycs (skype word in reversed letters).

tombert 10y ago
I thought the issue was that there was some decompiled code in the repo? Maybe I'm misremembering.
- skypeopensource 10y ago
  "decompiled code" its hard to proof for DMCA. No, situation was simple, i upload hacked skype binaries in repo for easy distribution. And this is no-no clear case for DMCA takedown. So, it happens.
  - mateuszf 10y ago
    What did the binary do? Someone could actually publish this via tor + torrent protocol.
    - dave2000 10y ago
      Then it's not really a free alternative to Skype, though.
    - skypeopensource 10y ago
      I post links on tor... But ints not help much. Against be DMCA'ed.
  - cyphar 10y ago
    If you violate their license and use what you learned to make a profit, you're commiting commercial copyright violation. Which is a criminal offense. I don't agree with the law on this matter, but I'd seriously consider getting a lawyer before offering illegal services online. Also, why not just work on a free software replacement for Skype? That way people could use your code without being threatened by patent suits and other legal arsenal wielded by Microsoft.
    - skypeopensource 10y ago
      "and use what you learned to make a profit" I am not. Problem was in different case. I should not post patched skype binaries, needed for reverse engineering. And its okay, what i will be shotdown for use it.
      - cyphar 10y ago
        You're currently asking for money to be able to do something which is illegal. I'd consider that "making a profit". You may not be selling it directly, but crowd funding is a type of sale.
        arpa 10y ago
        That is not entirely true for EU: "...An objective of this exception is to make it possible to connect all components of a computer system, including those of different manufacturers, so that they can work together." And the US: Sec. 103(f) of the DMCA (17 U.S.C. § 1201 (f)) says that a person who is in legal possession of a program, is permitted to reverse-engineer and circumvent its protection if this is necessary in order to achieve "interoperability" - a term broadly covering other devices and programs being able to interact with it, make use of it, and to use and transfer data to and from it, in useful ways. A limited exemption exists that allows the knowledge thus gained to be shared and used for interoperability purposes.

tombert 10y ago

I thought the issue was that there was some decompiled code in the repo? Maybe I'm misremembering.

skypeopensource 10y ago
"decompiled code" its hard to proof for DMCA. No, situation was simple, i upload hacked skype binaries in repo for easy distribution. And this is no-no clear case for DMCA takedown. So, it happens.
- mateuszf 10y ago
  What did the binary do? Someone could actually publish this via tor + torrent protocol.
  - dave2000 10y ago
    Then it's not really a free alternative to Skype, though.
  - skypeopensource 10y ago
    I post links on tor... But ints not help much. Against be DMCA'ed.
- cyphar 10y ago
  If you violate their license and use what you learned to make a profit, you're commiting commercial copyright violation. Which is a criminal offense. I don't agree with the law on this matter, but I'd seriously consider getting a lawyer before offering illegal services online. Also, why not just work on a free software replacement for Skype? That way people could use your code without being threatened by patent suits and other legal arsenal wielded by Microsoft.
  - skypeopensource 10y ago
    "and use what you learned to make a profit" I am not. Problem was in different case. I should not post patched skype binaries, needed for reverse engineering. And its okay, what i will be shotdown for use it.
    - cyphar 10y ago
      You're currently asking for money to be able to do something which is illegal. I'd consider that "making a profit". You may not be selling it directly, but crowd funding is a type of sale.
      - arpa 10y ago
        That is not entirely true for EU: "...An objective of this exception is to make it possible to connect all components of a computer system, including those of different manufacturers, so that they can work together." And the US: Sec. 103(f) of the DMCA (17 U.S.C. § 1201 (f)) says that a person who is in legal possession of a program, is permitted to reverse-engineer and circumvent its protection if this is necessary in order to achieve "interoperability" - a term broadly covering other devices and programs being able to interact with it, make use of it, and to use and transfer data to and from it, in useful ways. A limited exemption exists that allows the knowledge thus gained to be shared and used for interoperability purposes.