Let the Hackers Hack: Allowing the Reverse Engineering of Copyrighted Computer Programs to Achieve Compatibility

Let the Hackers Hack: Allowing the Reverse Engineering of Copyrighted Computer Programs to Achieve Compatibility

Many innovative and useful programs are kept from the market because of their inability to achieve compatibility with existing software. The problem of reverse engineering under current copyright law is addressed, and a "compatibility exemption" is proposed.

Gespeichert in:
Bibliographische Detailangaben
Veröffentlicht in:University of Pennsylvania law review 1992-05, Vol.140 (5), p.1999-2050
1. Verfasser: Ignatin, Gary R.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Comments
Compatible hardware
Compatible software
Computer hacking
Computer programming
Computer software
Computer technology
Computers
Copy prevention techniques
Copyright
Copyright laws
Copyrights
Engineering
Forward compatibility
Law
Laws, regulations and rules
Piracy
Reverse engineering
Software
Software industry
Software protection
Technological innovation
Upward/downward compatibility
Online-Zugang:Volltext
Tags: Tag hinzufügen
Keine Tags, Fügen Sie den ersten Tag hinzu!
Beschreibung
Zusammenfassung:Many innovative and useful programs are kept from the market because of their inability to achieve compatibility with existing software. The problem of reverse engineering under current copyright law is addressed, and a "compatibility exemption" is proposed.
ISSN:0041-9907
1942-8537
DOI:10.2307/3312440