At 11:12 AM 5/15/00 +1000, Tom wrote: >Yes, reverse engineering is illegal, but is this reverse engineering? >Typically reverse engineering refers to stealing an actual idea\design off >someone. I would hazard a guess that you can't copyright a protocol only an >implementation of it, but this could be a grey area. It would seem to me you You patent protocols. >Also, is reverse engineering implicitly prohibited? I know most software >agreements have a clause, but few pieces of hardware come with license >agreements. Hardware is usually patented. ================================================================ Robert A. LaBudde, PhD, PAS, Dpl. ACAFS e-mail: ral@lcfltd.com Least Cost Formulations, Ltd. URL: http://lcfltd.com/ 824 Timberlake Drive Tel: 757-467-0954 Virginia Beach, VA 23464-3239 Fax: 757-467-2947 "Vere scire est per causas scire" ================================================================