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This was tried by apple. https://www.engadget.com/apple-drops-its-lawsuit-against-a-manufacturer-of-i-phone-emulators-082100357.html https://www.engadget.com/ap

• sneak 3y ago
  Emulation software isn’t wholly original as it needs firmware and software from the device so emulated. An iPhone emulator with no bootrom and no iOS isn’t very useful. An open source client for an API need not include any non-original works.
  • graphe 3y ago
    They are though. https://news.ycombinator.com/context?id=38534247 https://news.ycombinator.com/context?id=38534247
    • rezonant 3y ago
      After digging in more I believe that is only done in that proof of concept. If that's the case then it's too bad they didn't go back and update the POC to avoid the need for the binary.
      • sprite 3y ago
        For the app it is probably just done server side.
  • captn3m0 3y ago
    There is a very useful iPhone emulator with no bootrom and no iOS: https://touchhle.org/ https://touchhle.org/ It targets games, so manages to be useful without having to emulate or re-implement the majority of the OS.
  • lxgr 3y ago
    Depends on whether you consider a private key an "original work": https://github.com/JJTech0130/pypush/blob/main/albert.py#L16 https://github.com/JJTech0130/pypush/blob/main/albert.py#L16 The situation seems very similar to the AACS key leak back in the day: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AACS_encryption_key_controversy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AACS_encryption_key_controvers...
    • comex 3y ago
      Note that a key cannot be copyrighted, but it can be considered a circumvention tool for access controls that protect other copyrighted works.
  • reallynattu 3y ago
    What are the potential legal and ethical ramifications for developers and users in using such emulation methods or accessing private APIs?