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Contract Case Could Hurt Reverse Engineering

Posted by michael on from the ties-that-bind dept.

An anonymous reader writes "InfoWorld has an article about how a 'U.S. Supreme Court decision could call into question a common practice among software companies: studying competitors' products to improve their own offerings.'"

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  1. Hey by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Where are "The Beatles" of my generation? I want a refund.

    1. Re:Hey by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      I think you're really looking for The Who.

    2. Re:Hey by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      No, it's Oasis. They are brilliant!

  2. [OT] HELP REQUIRED by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    I'm going on a journey by train tomorrow. Any tips from fellow AC's on how to dodge the fare?

    Any help will be appreciated.

    1. Re:[OT] HELP REQUIRED by cscx · · Score: 0, Offtopic

      You should get RMS to go with you, and he can give them a long-winded lecture on why train fares should be Free, with a capital F.

  3. multiverse? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Some are gibberish, like the Copenhagen interpretation. -David Deutsch

  4. Re:MY ADVICE: by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    What are you on about?

    Last train I travelled on had FAG-FREE ZONE stickers on EVERY window!

    And a good thing too. I don't mind what people do when they get off the train, but I'd rather not sit in a carriage full of filthy smelly butts. You'd think folk could wait a while.