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		wslh on Oct 30, 2016 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: DMCA exemption for repairs, modifications, researc... I don't get how it was illegal before since reverse engineering was always legal [1]. What is the difference with DMCA? [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reverse_engineering#Legality

ubernostrum on Oct 30, 2016 | [–]

The DMCA only allows reverse engineering for a very narrow "interoperability" purpose. "I wanted to fix my car" isn't "I wanted to achieve interoperability with something else", so it was illegal.

ClashTheBunny on Oct 30, 2016 | [–]

If it's encrypted, possibly?

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