Re: reverse engineering bounties

Hi codec gurus,

> In this case, such a thing would not be a bad thing but a win-win situation 
> for both sides IMO. 

I don't want to be counterproductive and I am in no way a lawyer, but there 
might be a legal component in this discussion. I don't know the general 
EU/US/WIPO opinions on this, but reverse engineering for the sake of 
interoperability is (within some bounds) legal in the EU. However, 
jurisdictions might require this process to be non-commercial. For example 
the German copyright law has such a restriction. (You can circumvent copy 
protection mechanisms here in Germany, if not done for money.)

Michael

-- 
"The use of COBOL cripples the mind; its teaching should therefore be
 regarded as a criminal offense."
	-E.W. Dijkstra


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