NODE 3be5fccbRe: RC2 Source Code - Legal Warning from RSADSI
SINCLAIR DOUGLAS N <sinclai@ecf.toronto.edu>Fri, 2 Feb 1996 11:22:01 +0800
> I hope that his code was not stolen, if it was actually stolen and then
> released and we knew that for sure, then trade secret rights would probably
> still apply. However the code was posted anonymously we do NOT know for
> certain that it was MISAPPROPRIATED. As such it may have been reverse
> engineered in manner that does not violate trade secrets and hence it can be
> used. The burden is with RSA to prove that any one person KNEW it was
> misappropriated. That is why we are seeing all these messages flying around
> on the web, RSA attorneys are trying to shut the barn door after the horses
> have left...
The author claims that the code was disassembled. S/he credits "CodeView"
which is Microsoft's debugging/disassembly tool. Of course, this could
just be a cunning ruse...
NODE dfcb2ea1Re: RC2 Source Code - Legal Warning from RSADSI
Simon Spero <ses@tipper.oit.unc.edu>Sat, 3 Feb 1996 19:57:21 +0800
On Thu, 1 Feb 1996, SINCLAIR DOUGLAS N wrote:
> The author claims that the code was disassembled. S/he credits "CodeView"
> which is Microsoft's debugging/disassembly tool. Of course, this could
> just be a cunning ruse...
i'd guess it was in fact reverse engineered