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Originally Posted by MadBlaster
A person who has lawfully obtained the right to use a copy of a computer program may circumvent a technological measure that effectively controls access to a particular portion of that program for the sole purpose of identifying and analyzing those elements of the program that are necessary to achieve interoperability of an independently created computer program with other programs, and that have not previously been readily available to the person engaging in the circumvention, to the extent any such acts of identification and analysis do not constitute infringement under this title. {FN98: 17 U.S.C. ยง1201(f)}
Source: http://digital-law-online.info/lpdi1...5.html#secV.B. |
no where does it say, you can use what you have identified and achieving interoperability would apply to the sim/ game itself...
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but in light of the fact that interoperability can be achieved without reverse engineering, you're running down a the wrong road....
Sega was a hardware platform manufacturer similar to XBox