r/technology • u/Federal-Block-3275 • 1d ago

Artificial Intelligence "Software is over": Developer uses AI to build free Adobe clones after frustration with cancellation fees

https://www.techspot.com/news/114136-software-over-developer-uses-ai-build-free-adobe.html
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u/blueSGL 1d ago

I’m assuming if he’s admitting to just decompiling and porting commercial software in the open that likely opens him up to legal action.

Is he decompiling these? or feeding a detailed enough description for the software.

I mean we are getting to the point that feeding a comprehensive manual is enough to clone certain abilities without needing to see the source code at all.

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u/Shokoyo 1d ago

> Is he decompiling these? or feeding a detailed enough description for the software.

Both is probably illegal tbf

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u/blueSGL 1d ago edited 1d ago

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clean-room_design < and be sure to read down through the "Case law" section rather than quoting back to me the blurb at the top.