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Eric von Hippel.
Kodak, Cenkhan
System Design and Management Program.
System Design and Management Program.
2008-11-07T19:04:35Z
2008-11-07T19:04:35Z
2008
2008
http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/43117
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Thesis (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, System Design and Management Program, 2008.
Includes bibliographical references (leaf 81).
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
by Cenkhan Kodak.
S.M.
81 leaves
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System Design and Management Program.
The vulnerability of technical secrets to reverse engineering : implications for company policy
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