Reverse engineering vs illegal hacking: Difference between revisions
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=="Illegal Hacking" as a legal conclusion== | =="Illegal Hacking" as a legal conclusion== | ||
Using words like "hacking" to describe legitimate reverse engineering is not a legal conclusion. Section 1201 of is written in a way that can make even normal ownership behavior sound suspicious. Courts have repeatedly ruled that '''reverse engineering, when done for lawful purposes, is protected'''. | Using words like "hacking" to describe legitimate reverse engineering is not a legal conclusion. Section 1201 of the DMCA is written in a way that can make even normal ownership behavior sound suspicious. Courts have repeatedly ruled that '''reverse engineering, when done for lawful purposes, is protected'''. | ||
==Key Legal Principles== | ==Key Legal Principles== | ||