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In Germany, reverse engineering for compatibility reasons is explicity allowed.
by lima 7y ago
In Germany, reverse engineering for compatibility reasons is explicity allowed.
- vanderZwan 7y agoSounds great! This also means that there is a country with legal precedent, and data on how it works out in practice, so we're not just speaking hypothetical situations! Can you say anything about that?
- jcranmer 7y agoSo it is in the US too, under the DMCA (17 USC § 1201 (f)(1-4))... not that I would actually try pushing that claim in court. See too the Oracle v Google case, currently pending certiorari before the Supreme Court, where CAFC has held that API is copyrighted, and you're therefore not allowed to independently implement it, even under fair use claims.
- zestyping 7y agoCan you tell more about this? What's the law and what does it allow? Has it been in effect for a long time? I wonder if any small companies have moved to Germany or selected Germany specifically for this reason.