The vulnerability of technical secrets to reverse engineering : implications for company policy
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Author(s)
Kodak, Cenkhan
Advisor(s)
Eric von Hippel.
Date Issued
2008
Publisher
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Abstract
In this thesis I will explore the controversial topic of reverse engineering, illustrating with case examples drawn from the data storage industry. I will explore intellectual property rights issues including, users' fair-use provisions that permit reverse engineering. I will also explore the nature of the practice via several types of analyses including: the costs and benefits of reverse engineering; the practical limitations of reverse engineering; and a layered approach to reverse engineering as it applies to complex systems. I will conclude with a discussion of innovation and its relationship to reverse engineering
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Thesis (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, System Design and Management Program, 2008.
Includes bibliographical references (leaf 81).
Subjects
System Design and Management Program.
MIT Department
System Design and Management Program.
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