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A ruling in the bnetd DMCA caseA ruling in the bnetd DMCA casePosted Oct 4, 2004 15:22 UTC (Mon) by mmarsh (subscriber, #17029)In reply to: A ruling in the bnetd DMCA case by dps Parent article: A ruling in the bnetd DMCA case
Unalienable rights can't be given away. Other rights can, such as the right to refuse to testify against yourself. That's a pretty fundamental right, but it's alienable. The right to reverse-engineer isn't nearly as fundamental, however important we feel it is. Even freedom of speech is alienable, as NDAs demonstrate.
Some jurisdictions have specific laws that nullify certain contract or license provisions that would otherwise give away "consumer" rights (I really hate that term). Whether reverse-engineering is so covered is another issue, and one about which I have no knowledge.
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