On Sun, 15 Jan 2006 at 16:50:01, Wolfgang Lenerz wrote:
(ref: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>)
>On 15 Jan 2006 at 13:56, George Gwilt wrote:
>
>>
>> On 13 Jan 2006, at 18:06, Wolfgang Lenerz wrote:
>>
>> >
>> > (...)
>> > es assembley programming a joy to do.
>> >>
>> >> One question that I often ponder if I disassemble a program like
>> >> Perfection
>> >> then correct all the errors or program features, am I breaking a
>> >> software
>> >> licence.
>> > Yes.
>> >
>>
>> Is this true even though the altered program is merely used privately?
>>
>
>Yes (unless of course, the licence allows it). If you make any change to the
>program you're normally breaking the licence.
>
>Generally speaking, there are no "private use" provisions in any law I know
>of, contrary to what happens in some countries with copies of audio visual
>works.
There is in the UK for solo songs. One is allowed to make one extra
copy, to allow use of an accompanist.
>
>Even simply reverse engineering (i.e. just de-compiling) may be against the
>law...
Tony
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