Editing Reverse engineering vs illegal hacking (section)

==Other Examples with Legal Clarity==

*'''John Deere Tractors''': Deere has long fought independent repair efforts, but under pressure from state laws & exemptions granted by the Library of Congress, some tractor repair activities (such as accessing diagnostic software) are now explicitly legal.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.repair.org/stand-up-for-repair |title=Stand Up for Repair |publisher=Repair.org}}</ref> The FTC & state attorneys general sued John Deere in January 2025 for monopolizing agricultural equipment repair.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.npr.org/2025/01/15/nx-s1-5260895/john-deere-ftc-lawsuit-right-to-repair-tractors |title=FTC sues John Deere over farmers' right to repair tractors |publisher=NPR |date=January 15, 2025}}</ref>

*'''Sony PlayStation 3''' jailbreaking: Sony sued George Hotz (Geohot) after he jailbroke a PS3. While Sony sued him civilly, the case settled without establishing that his actions were criminal.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sony and Hotz settle hacking case |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-13047725}}</ref>

*'''Lexmark Printers''': As mentioned above, the Sixth Circuit ruled that making third-party toner cartridges work with Lexmark printers - despite digital locks - was not illegal.<ref name="lexmark" />

*'''United States v. Elcom/Sklyarov''' (2001-2002): Though Russian programmer Dmitry Sklyarov was arrested for creating Adobe eBook circumvention software, charges were dropped against him personally & his company ElcomSoft was acquitted, demonstrating prosecutorial overreach risks.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.eff.org/cases/us-v-elcomsoft-sklyarov |title=US v. ElcomSoft & Sklyarov |publisher=Electronic Frontier Foundation}}</ref>