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Yeah, I’m not totally certain, and I suspect intent matters. My example was that cracking a game is illegal, but releasing a cracker is much much worse. And,
by borski 5y ago
Yeah, I’m not totally certain, and I suspect intent matters.
My example was that cracking a game is illegal, but releasing a cracker is much much worse.
And, again, IANAL.
- tptacek 5y agoPart of it is that there's a specific law criminalizing copy protection bypasses (the DMCA), but it also includes an explicit exemption for security research.