“Legal hacking, or the intent to damage to the DVD
industry?“
“Those issues are likely to be front and center in the DVD
industry’s suit against hackers charged with distributing
copy-cracking software….”
“Reverse engineering normally is OK,” said Ronald Coolley, an
intellectual property attorney at the Houston-based law firm
Arnold, White & Durkee.”
“The fundamental part of [trade secret] law would hold up in
this case, if it’s honest and legitimate reverse engineering.”
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