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		xyzzy123 on Jan 19, 2013 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: MIT Legal repudiated Xbox hacker too True. However, I have this unfounded assumption that prosecuting reverse engineers is not high on their list of priorities. On the other hand, messing with the state seems like a bad idea.

mpyne on Jan 20, 2013 [–]

In fact reverse engineering is probably a strategic mission for them so I wouldn't expect China to criminalize it or anything close.

The Soviets were famous for cloning a WWII bomber (B-29) based on just 3 samples that had emergency landed in Soviet territory during WWII.

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