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HarryT · 03-26-2008, 01:34 PM

Is reverse engineering really illegal in the US? It didn't use to be - "clone" PC makers reversed engineered the IBM PC's BIOS, for example. You just have to show that you're not copying any of the original code in doing so.

It's perfectly legal still to do this in the EU.

03-26-2008, 01:34 PM	#8
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,557 Karma: 93980341 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	Is reverse engineering really illegal in the US? It didn't use to be - "clone" PC makers reversed engineered the IBM PC's BIOS, for example. You just have to show that you're not copying any of the original code in doing so. It's perfectly legal still to do this in the EU.