Re: How can I get the source code?
Re: How can I get the source code?
- Subject: Re: How can I get the source code?
- From: Finlay Dobbie <email@hidden>
- Date: Sat, 24 Jul 2004 14:30:30 +0100
On 23 Jul 2004, at 21:03, Tommy Knowlton wrote:
<quote href="http://www.bitlaw.com/copyright/fair_use.html";>
In the context of computer technologies, the fair use doctrine is
often used in the context of reverse engineering. Under trade secret
principles, it is generally accepted to "reverse engineer" a product
to determine how the product works. Reverse engineering may involve
analyzing circuit board layouts, "peeling" back a integrated circuit
chip, or decompiling computer software. However, it is impossible to
decompile software and then analyze the results without making a copy
(or a derivative work) of the software. Courts have sometimes held
that the making of these copies in the context of reverse engineering
is a fair use and is not copyright infringement.
</quote>
Yes, but when you clicked that big friendly agree button or opened the
box, you agreed to a license agreement which probably said you can't
reverse engineer the product, so whether or not it's fair use is
largely irrelevant :)
-- Finlay
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