At 7:47 PM -0800 1/23/2012, Joshua Juran wrote:
(ObQuibble: To support said uninstalls, the developer must hack
into those apps to see what's what. Unless they have permission
from the app's author, that's illegal!).
What do you mean by "hack into", and how is it illegal?
Most licenses prohibit product disassembly.
Could I have been sued because I used ResEdit to hack into the
Finder and modify the Trash icons and change "Empty Trash" to "Flush
Toilet"?
Technically, yes. Most licenses, Apple's included, prohibit the
creation of a derivative work without the copyright owner's explicit
permission. When you modified (hacked) Finder, you created a
derivative work without being licensed to do so. Aren't you lucky
that less-evil companies like Apple aren't dedicated to hunting your
a** down?
Last I checked, reverse-engineering for the purpose of
interoperability was fair use.
Reverse engineering is the process of examining the input and output
of a thing, then producing a ****NEW**** thing that offers the same
output from the same input. It DOES NOT mean digging into the guts
of a thing then simply making modifications (hacks) therein. That
would be the act of creating a derivative work -- which is NOT fair
use (see above).
Authors don't get automatic dictatorial control over everyone who
comes into contact with their works.
ROFLMAO. :)
- Dan.
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