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From: jb10320@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (Desdinova)
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Subject: Re: Do *NOT* reveal or mention "hacking" information
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Date: 17 Nov 90 01:36:18 GMT
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In article <14476@smoke.brl.mil> gwyn@smoke.brl.mil (Doug Gwyn) writes:
>In article <36465@nigel.ee.udel.edu> new@ee.udel.edu (Darren New) writes:
>>you may disassemble it, because FEDERAL COPYRIGHT LAW SAYS YOU MAY.
>
>Reference, please.

Fine.

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..."It is not an infringement for the owner of a copy of a computer
program to make or authorize the making of another copy or adaptation
of that computer program provided:
 1) That such a new copy or adaptation is created as an essential step in the      utilization of the computer program in conjunction with a machine and that
    it is used in no other manner, or
 2) that such new copy or adaptation is for archival purposes only and that
    all archival copies are destroyed in the event that continued posession of
    the computer program should cease to be rightful.
   Any exact copies prepared in accordance with the provisions of this section
may be leased, sold, or otherwise transferred, along with the copy from which
such copies were prepared, only as part of the lease, sale, or other transfer
of all rights in the program. Adaptations so prepared may be transferred only
with the authorization of the copyright owner."
United States Copyright Code title 17, &117 (17 USC 117)

Your right to deprotect a program is ensured by phrase 2).
Your right to deprotect a program to use it on a hard drive (depends on
the definition of "essential", but I believe the "fair use" doctrine
supercedes the term essential here): phrase 1)

I hope this stops the discussion.  It is quite obvious that it is NOT
illegal to deprotect a program ("adaptation") for purposes of fair use
or for archival use (note this leaves open the possibility of libraries
collecting software, perhaps the Library of Congress does this).

And since it's 100% LEGAL to deprotect a program, it's also 100% legal
to DESCRIBE how to deprotect a program (this doesn't require arguing
about fundamental human rights, which certain people have in the course
of this discussion shown that they ignore).

I suggest that everyone who cares clip and save this note!  Anytime someone
tries to tell you what THEY THINK your rights should be, shove the letter
of the law up their kazoo!

Are we all happy now?  Long live the power of the people!
p.s. It's also been established that Shrink-wrap licences are not
legally binding, because the conditions for a "contract" are not upheld
(either for written or oral).  



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