[PD] legal issues with reverse engineering proprietary software (such as Max)

[Thomas Grill]

Dear Alexandre,
it's not exactly that Cycling'74 is a dangerous, greedy company. They are all nice and forward-looking guys.
If you are concerned about the issue, i would simply ask David Zicarelli.
best, Thomas

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> Am 20.08.2016 um 20:41 schrieb Alexandre Torres Porres <porres at gmail.com>:
> 
> Howdy, perhaps you wise folks can help me think about this topic.
> 
> What are legal issues with reverse engineering proprietary software as an open source project, what are the boundaries when it is not ok anymore?
> 
> Sure I'm more interested in the case of cloning Max/MSP to Pd as in the cyclone library, but it's a generic topic anyhow that can be broadened.
> 
> But if we're to discuss this particular case, does Cycling hold the power to sue and prevent cyclone from being distributed?
> 
> It's not like their code is being used anyway, or some patented/proprietary algorithm is being "stolen". It's all about reverse engineering it and having same functionality as objects with the same name... and I don't think you can hold the rights to that.
> 
> Maybe if you were to clone the whole damn software exactly, and be able to save files in the max format and everything...  then you'd be on to something... I think you'd cross the line with that one...
> 
> well, that's what I have for now, thanks
> 
> cheers
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