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I don't see anything illegal in disassembling shareware or any other type of software. Compare it with disassembling your smartphone/alarm clock/hand watch/.. to find out how it works. Why should it be illegal?



"circumventing a copyright protection mechanism"? (or whatever the wording is in various laws.)


Copyright laws seem to be so strict these days, its tough to tell.




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