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nl on Feb 28, 2021 | parent | context | favorite | on: How I cut GTA Online loading times by 70%

Deriving something from a decompiled binary isn't illegal in itself.

ThatPlayer on Feb 28, 2021 [–]

That still leaves it as a derivative work, which is protected from copying and distribution by copyright.

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