Reverse engineering court decision

[Paul E. Merrell]

"Hypothetically, similar efforts taken by others to
reverse-engineer Microsoft Windows could be deemed justifiable
if the aim of those efforts were to make other companies'
programs, designed for Windows, run on an operating system
other than Windows. This assumes that the 9th Circuit ruling
holds up."

http://www.planetit.com/techcenters/docs/security/news/PIT20010123S0001/1?spsubcat=bugs_flaws