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I suppose it depends on where you are. IIRC some countries explicitly allow reverse engineering for interoperability. Which is arguably the case here. (Side no
by _0ffh 10y ago
I suppose it depends on where you are. IIRC some countries explicitly allow reverse engineering for interoperability. Which is arguably the case here.
(Side note: That any kind of reversing is illegal anywhere at all is by itself a testament of the sad state most legislatures are in.)
- janoc 10y agoReverse engineering yes, straight reusing of the reversed code (as the code author did in some cases, by his own admission) no. You can't take a piece of someone's code, decompile it, use it in your own project and then claim you own a copyright on it.