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moonchild
on Feb 28, 2021
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How I cut GTA Online loading times by 70%
Yes but the code was clearly derived directly from a decompiled binary; not ‘clean room’ reverse engineering. Hence, illegal, regardless of whether a dmca takedown notice is filed.
nl
on Feb 28, 2021
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Deriving something from a decompiled binary isn't illegal in itself.
ThatPlayer
on Feb 28, 2021
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That still leaves it as a derivative work, which is protected from copying and distribution by copyright.
xyzzy_plugh
on Feb 28, 2021
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That doesn't make it illegal, there are plenty of jurisdictions where non-clean-room reverse engineering is perfectly legal.
charcircuit
on March 1, 2021
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But distributing it without a license from the copyright holder is.
jagger27
on March 1, 2021
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Distributing what, exactly? It required you already owned a copy of the game to install/build it.
charcircuit
on March 1, 2021
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Distributing whatever was in the repo. Requiring a copy of the game doesn't magically make it legal. A modded game is a derivative work.
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