::: Area #157 (comp.sys.acorn.programmer)
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Date   : Sun Jun  4 18:25:39 2000
From   : Vulch@kernow.demon.co.uk
Subject: Re: Software copy protection - how?
Message-ID: <2ca23c949%Vulch@kerrier.vulch.org>

In message <d8aaf8c849.Jo@village.uunet.be>
	   John Tytgat <John.Tytgat@aaug.net> wrote:

 > In message <ant0314450b0bqi9@dalriad.demon.co.uk>
 >           George Buchanan <grb@dalriad.demon.co.uk> wrote:
 >
 > > 3) People don't have the right to hack software (patches
 > >    etc), and it is both illegal and unethical to do so,
 > > [...]
 >
 > Not true.  Under European law you may disassemble and change
 > any program in order to get it working on your machine.  I don't
 > think other exceptions are allowed.

Analysing data interchange is also permitted, file formats, comms
protocols, anything you need to let other software work with it.

	 Anthony

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