Re: OT Reverse Engineering … Legality

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Author: Gilbert T. Gutierrez, Jr.
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To: Main PLUG discussion list
Subject: Re: OT Reverse Engineering … Legality
Would that not be called Pirating? I believe a value of $45k (> $1k)
would be equivalent to a felony.

Gilbert

On 7/9/2013 4:11 PM, G Gambill wrote:
>
> What do you call it (technical name) when a company installs $45,000
> worth of evaluation software (with a dysfunctional security program to
> restrict functionality and a termination routine that renders the
> program totally non-functional after a set date.) on their computer
> and reverse engineers the software and removes the the evaluation
> restrictions, without paying for it?
>
> Anyone know if this would this be considered a felony?
>
> TIA
>
> George
>
>
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