According to this article, the ‘Federal Copyright Act (US) did not preempt [a] computer game manufacturer’s … breach of contract claims [which alleged] violations of [a] software’s “terms of use” and “end user license agreement” by reverse engineering [a] game [application]’. Further, the ‘defendants’ reverse engineering, undertaken to create [an] independent multiplayer … gaming network, also violated [the] Digital Millennium Copyright Act‘s anti-circumvention and anti-trafficking provisions.’
Originally by Law.com – Tech Law Practice Center, 7:02 PM
