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mib@geech.gnu.ai.mit.edu (Michael I Bushnell) writes:
> In article <gcJJeB14w164w@mantis.co.uk> mathew@mantis.co.uk (en font terrible
> 
>    No, but you get to watch the computer perform the task, just as you get
>    to watch the plumber perform the task.  You can take notes on how the
>    software behaves, write books explaining it, tell your friends how to
>    perform the same tasks with their software, even create your own competing
>    software product to do the same things.
> 
> Does this extend to watching the complete contents of memory as the
> program executes?

Yes.

>                    Do I get to make whatever use I can of the
> information I so obtain?

Yes, although obviously you can't copy any bits of it which are copyright
material.

This is one of the techniques for reverse engineering.  Whilst some people
think it should be illegal, and the EC has made a few token attempts to
try and prevent it when pressurized by IBM and others, it is generally
still done.  And I think it's perfectly legitimate.


mathew

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