Comments on: Facebook… Windows Mobile 6.5 Style. http://www.mobilitysite.com/2009/03/facebook-windows-mobile-65-style/ Mobile News, Reviews, and Views. Sat, 05 Dec 2009 05:40:46 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Jeffrey Dee http://www.mobilitysite.com/2009/03/facebook-windows-mobile-65-style/comment-page-1/#comment-15783 Jeffrey Dee Thu, 12 Mar 2009 06:02:41 +0000 http://mobilitysite.com/2009/03/facebook-windows-mobile-65-style/#comment-15783 Cool application. Best Facebook application for WM devices. Works without a hitch on my Samsung Omnia. As to the legal aspects of ripping this software, I cannot comment. Cool application. Best Facebook application for WM devices. Works without a hitch on my Samsung Omnia. As to the legal aspects of ripping this software, I cannot comment.

]]> By: Pony99CA http://www.mobilitysite.com/2009/03/facebook-windows-mobile-65-style/comment-page-1/#comment-15741 Pony99CA Mon, 09 Mar 2009 21:09:32 +0000 http://mobilitysite.com/2009/03/facebook-windows-mobile-65-style/#comment-15741 I think the legality is pretty straightforward (assuming the ROM is copyrighted). The people doing the ripping are taking a copyrighted work and redistributing it, which seems clearly illegal. Nothing in the Fair Use doctrine that I'm aware of would permit that, either. It seems similar to buying a CD and uploading a track to a P2P service. In addition, most software license agreements have provisions against reverse engineering (although I recall reading about some Windows Mobile device that didn't), so even if the owner lives in a country with no copyright law (or tries to claim ignorance), he could also possibly be in violation of his license agreement. (Pretty scary, I know. :D It's more about having given your word and then reneging.) Steve I think the legality is pretty straightforward (assuming the ROM is copyrighted). The people doing the ripping are taking a copyrighted work and redistributing it, which seems clearly illegal. Nothing in the Fair Use doctrine that I’m aware of would permit that, either.

It seems similar to buying a CD and uploading a track to a P2P service.

In addition, most software license agreements have provisions against reverse engineering (although I recall reading about some Windows Mobile device that didn’t), so even if the owner lives in a country with no copyright law (or tries to claim ignorance), he could also possibly be in violation of his license agreement. (Pretty scary, I know. :D It’s more about having given your word and then reneging.)

Steve

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