Reverse engineering for the purpose of achieving interoperability of systems is often protected as fair use or by the DMCA. Also, discovering a trade secret by fair and honest means does not violate trade secret law. If reverse engineering is accomplished through the use of theft, bribery, misrepresentation, breach or inducement of a breach of
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The DMCA prohibits circumventing technological protection measures used by copyright owners to control access to their works. Bypassing a password system to gain unauthorized access to copyright-protected material or services (e.g., a streaming service) is an example. The DMCA also prohibits making, importing, offering, providing or trafficking in circumvention technologies, products, services, or components. The DMCA provides
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The Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA ) is a 1998 federal law that modernizes copyright laws for the digital age. It attempts to balance the rights of copyright owners with the interests of online service providers such as ISPs, social media platforms, and website owners. Its two most significant sets of provisions are the one
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