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Reverse-engineering, a previously normal legal and mature approach to software design, was made mostly illegal by the DMCA. His deconstruction of the software makes it "fruit of the poisoned tree" and not admissable in court. Likewise, presenting it would open him to a counter-suit. How fucking great is that? Well, they destroyed my computer -- but I can't prove it because it would be illegal to show you how.
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