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.
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| description | 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. |
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