Re:US government makes it legal to reverse engineer code
by TYPE_FASTER on Sunday May 15, 2016 @09:36PM
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Not surprising a company producing obfuscation tools would use this for advertising. My question is, does this reduce the risk of getting sued for creating IP after looking at previously existing IP via reverse engineering or other methods?
Re:US government makes it legal to reverse engineer code
by trav4225 on Sunday May 15, 2016 @09:34PM
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I wonder about the interplay of this with the DMCA. I suspect that the statement that it's "legal to reverse-engineer code" may still have significant caveats...
Re:US government makes it legal to reverse engineer code
by zzalpha on Sunday May 15, 2016 @09:37PM
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And yet thanks to Oracle v Google it may become impossible to use information gained from reverse engineering to create a compatible replacement without violating copyright.
Re:US government makes it legal to reverse engineer code
by tzs on Sunday May 15, 2016 @10:24PM
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Oracle v Google won't change much, because the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit does not set copyright precedent. Details in earlier comment: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11377318
Then again (thankfully ;-), IANAL.
One step forward, two steps back...