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neofolkloreJul 26th 2010 8:44AM

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It never was illegal, if you actually ever read the US Code, Title 17 Chapter 12 (f)

(f) Reverse Engineering. — (1) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a)(1)(A), a person who has lawfully obtained the right to use a copy of a computer program may circumvent a technological measure that effectively controls access to a particular portion of that program for the sole purpose of identifying and analyzing those elements of the program that are necessary to achieve interoperability of an independently created computer program with other programs, and that have not previously been readily available to the person engaging in the circumvention, to the extent any such acts of identification and analysis do not constitute infringement under this title.

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(Unverified)Jul 26th 2010 8:46AM

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Yeah, I know -- from when I used to read Slashdot religiously, we always hung on to that Reverse Engineering clause :)

Still... didn't stop those DVD-decryption guys from being shut down :(

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