[free-sklyarov] intellectual property

[Karsten M. Self]

on Sun, Aug 05, 2001 at 06:48:09AM -0400, Peter (pmasloch at earthlink.net) wrote:
> If i would write a virus or worm (of course, i wouldn't do that) then
> it would be my intellectual property. The Anti Virus Company 'X' will
> backward engineer this virus/worm to see how it works. 

IMO, allowed:  17 USC 1201(f), possibly (g), (j)

    http://www4.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/1201.text.html 

IANAL

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