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I was researching whether there's legal precedent making such uses legal, and ChatGPT pointed out that "Sony Corporation of America v. Universal City Studios, Inc.," where it was decided that developing a VCR where users can record Universal's content is legal.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sony_Corp._of_America_v._Unive....

I think this applies here as well. Curious how this will play out.



Here's the chat log if you're curious:

https://chat.openai.com/share/6386ad1f-a44d-4cc1-a5d1-0e3c3c...

Sega Enterprises Ltd. v. Accolade, Inc.: In this 1992 case, the court held that Accolade's reverse engineering of Sega's game console for the purpose of developing compatible games without licensing was a fair use.

Sony Computer Entertainment, Inc. v. Connectix Corporation: In 2000, the court ruled that Connectix's reverse engineering of the Sony PlayStation to create a compatible emulator (Virtual Game Station) was fair use.


Have you verified the court cases? ChatGPT answers are usually garbage when it comes to facts.


Yes




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