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by neindanke 4137 days ago
> Yes, but Singapore doesn't prosecute you for reverse engineering. That's why he is there

Is your statement above verified to be true? Has Bunny actually said that?

I'm not a lawyer, but this article seems to suggest that Singapore's legal system is quite similar to the US and does permit prosecution for reverse engineering.

" 7 In broad terms Creative’s claim is grounded on three central allegations of facts, viz: (a) that Aztech reverse engineered (through disassembly) version 1 of the Sound Blaster firmware; (b) that Aztech copied portions of version 2 of the Sound Blaster firmware, particularly in four undocumented commands, E2, F0, F4 and F8; and (c) by loading TEST.SBC into the PC’s RAM and disassembling it, by means of running the DEBUG program, Aztech infringed Creative’s copyright in TEST.SBC. " http://www.singaporelaw.sg/sglaw/laws-of-singapore/commercia...