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Re:Patents are about sharing information – don't shroud them... by Filligree on Saturday October 26, 2019 @10:55PM (#21367633)
The same software that is regularly reverse-engineered and made useless within six months of release?
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Re:Patents are about sharing information – don't shroud them... by saagarjha on Saturday October 26, 2019 @10:57PM (#21367641)
Illegally, unfortunately :/
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Re:Patents are about sharing information – don't shroud them... by Avamander on Saturday October 26, 2019 @11:39PM (#21367756)
Just say you did the research in Estonia. Reverse engineering for the purpose of compatibility with other software is techically always allowed.
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