Yes, I know the law. This is way I am asking for help, because the code is
ours. We can not find the person who wrote it to ask for the password.
"Dave" wrote in message
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> I feel your pain, but it is illegal to circumvent such a protection under
> the DMCA, unless you hold the copyright to the code. If someone were to
help
> you with this and you were not the copyright holder, they could be
convicted
> of a federal crime. It is no small matter. I can tell you that it is
pretty
> easy to pop a 40 bit encrypted file. It would seem easier to just request
> the password, if indeed your company owns the source, and if the
programmer
> refuses then sue them to get it. If they refuse and your business
> experiences losses and you win the suit, the legal cost for them will be
> staggering and they could also be indicted for theft and/or another crime.
> Just get your ducks in a row and proceed with caution and patience and
make
> sure you do not do anything that can be construed as irrational or
> unreasonable, because they can use that as an excuse to not communicate
with
> you. Just ask politely and if they refuse, then contact an attorney. It is
> your best bet. If your business has been using illegal seats of software,
> OS/AutoCAD/Office and so on, then you should just drop the matter and
learn
> not to steal. If they feel they really own it and find out you now have
the
> source, you may find the marshals walking out your door with all your
> computers. This is why it so important to obey law. Even if you do not
have
> illegal software, there is nothing stopping them from dropping an
anonymous
> tip that can get your equipment seized. Back your stuff up now if your
> perceive any such response is even possible.
>
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> David Wishengrad
> President & CTO
> MillLister, Inc.
> Software for measuring and stretching multiple 3D solids.
> Http://Construction3D.com
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