> Does not the DMCA expressly prohibit reverse-engineering? Or is it just
> legaleze, not applicable in the real world?
The DMCA is about circumventing copy right protecting devices or
constructs.
Implementing a library based on a public description of an API; where this
description is obtained under a license which allows for such
implementations is a different story.
Though in this specific case - you propably may be allowed to implement it
from the API - mixing own implementation with other essential components
you have not written - i.e. packaging for distribution may be harder - as
you may not be able to add any javax classes or any third party jar with
it. Also note that there is still some complexity with regard to the above
license you get with the description - as a description -without- a
license may mean you can implement but not re-distribute those parts you
learned from the description and (c) right issues on the actual
description as carried into your implementation.
Dw.
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