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| Author: | Ryandor [ Thu Aug 15, 2002 5:51 am ] |
| Post subject: | Any takers? |
Sec. 1201. Circumvention of copyright protection systems ...... (f) Reverse Engineering. - (1) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a)(1)(A), a person who has lawfully obtained the right to use a copy of a computer program may circumvent a technological measure that effectively controls access to a particular portion of that program for the sole purpose of identifying and analyzing those elements of the program that are necessary to achieve interoperability of an independently created computer program with other programs, and that have not previously been readily available to the person engaging in the circumvention, to the extent any such acts of identification and analysis do not constitute infringement under this title. (2) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsections (a)(2) and (b), a person may develop and employ technological means to circumvent a technological measure, or to circumvent protection afforded by a technological measure, in order to enable the identification and analysis under paragraph (1), or for the purpose of enabling interoperability of an independently created computer program with other programs, if such means are necessary to achieve such interoperability, to the extent that doing so does not constitute infringement under this title. (3) The information acquired through the acts permitted under paragraph (1), and the means permitted under paragraph (2), may be made available to others if the person referred to in paragraph (1) or (2), as the case may be, provides such information or means solely for the purpose of enabling interoperability of an independently created computer program with other programs, and to the extent that doing so does not constitute infringement under this title or violate applicable law other than this section. (4) For purposes of this subsection, the term ''interoperability'' means the ability of computer programs to exchange information, and of such programs mutually to use the information which has been exchanged. ...... More... Info... |
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| Author: | Sydius [ Thu Mar 10, 2005 11:37 am ] |
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I just noticed this post? this only has to do with the people who initially ?reverse engineered? the client/server interaction and file formats anyway. Now that this information is publicly available and widely known, there are no worries on ?reverse engineering? anything anymore. |
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| Author: | Dev Viperrious [ Mon Mar 21, 2005 7:39 am ] |
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This is how Sony lost the suit against the people who started the first EQ EMU. Judge shot them down after less than a week. Dev |
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