Executable unprogramming

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quote:Original post by brassfish89
I''m fairly sure it is legal, as long as you don''t modify and distribute it.

depends on the EULA, read the license agreement before you do it.
--- krez ([email="krez_AT_optonline_DOT_net"]krez_AT_optonline_DOT_net[/email])
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Search Google Groups for more info. I remember reading a good answer to this on the C++ FAQ Lite.
Disclaimer: IANAL, IIRC.
> I''m fairly sure it is legal, as long as you don''t modify and distribute it.
It is.

> depends on the EULA, read the license agreement before you do it.
EULAs, whether legally binding or not, cannot take away your express right to reverse engineer something for the purpose of interoperability.
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quote:Original post by Jan Wassenberg
Disclaimer: IANAL, IIRC.


... Can''t remember whether you passed the bar examination?
heh, there's a /. UID something like IIRCAFAIKIANAL.
But I meant what I'm saying is from memory.

[edited by - Jan Wassenberg on February 7, 2004 7:02:47 PM]
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quote:Original post by Jan Wassenberg
EULAs, whether legally binding or not, cannot take away your express right to reverse engineer something for the purpose of interoperability.

i would assume that the phrase "you may not reverse engineer this product for any purposes" would make it illegal to do so.
--- krez ([email="krez_AT_optonline_DOT_net"]krez_AT_optonline_DOT_net[/email])
Even the DMCA allows you to reverse-engineer something for the purpose of interoperability.
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