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0 pointsddorian4310y ago0 comments

Why can't they work themself on derivatives? As long as there aren't any patents it should be ok? What am I missing ?

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snowwrestler10y ago· 1 in thread

> As long as there aren't any patents it should be ok? What am I missing ?

There are patents.

Patents are public information. That's one of the main reasons they exist. (Making information public in exchange for period of exclusivity.)

There are patent/IP concerns all over the place.

This would be a form of white box reverse engineering.

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