Re: un-binding and exe...
James Powell writes:
> ie. if you RIP'ed one of LGP's games you could find yourself in a very =
tangled
> situation. However, since the code is sitting right at the end of the =
exe
> in open
> view to any good hex editor/viewer, it's debatable whether LGP would ha=
ve any
> specific legal grounds to sue.)
They would have very clear grounds to sue.
Does the fact that a book is written in clear text
give you the right to copy and distribute it?
Do you have the right to use pictures from a magazine or Web page
just because they aren't encrypted well enough?
Ask Bill Gates if you can modify and distribute Windows 95, since,
after all, the executables and .DLLs are in clear, non-encrypted =
machine code?
It's my understanding that everyone who creates something
like a program, a book, or a work of art, has an implied
copyright on it. You don't even have to say:
"(c) 1997 James Powell"
In the specific case of LGP, Michael has repeatedly asked for =
a feature that would let him bind the full, clear source to his =
games, so if a bug happens he can get a more understandable =
ex.err file.
As it stands now, no one can recover the full source =
to a (non-trivial) program that has been shrouded or bound.
The necessary information just isn't there.
Regards,
Rob Craig
Rapid Deployment Software
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