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It’s legal under the DMCA for the purpose of interoperability… but IANAL: https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/17/1201 https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/te
by dcow 5y ago
It’s legal under the DMCA for the purpose of interoperability… but IANAL:
https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/17/1201 https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/17/1201
- wtallis 5y agoThe parts that refer to interoperability all use phrasing like "interoperability of an independently created computer program with other programs". That "independently created" probably doesn't apply here.
- dcow 5y agoI would consider this project to be aiming for interoperability with the target OS (Linux, macOS, Windows), an independently developed program.
- wtallis 5y agoBy that interpretation, you would be free to use information gleaned from reverse engineering Super Mario 64 to modify your OS of choice to be capable of running Super Mario 64 as-is. But the law doesn't authorize you to distribute a modified version of Super Mario 64, because the reverse engineering is only permitted "to the extent that doing so does not constitute infringement under this title or violate applicable law other than this section."