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= Is this legal? = | = Is this legal? = | ||
Decapping a chip and reverse engineering it is | Decapping a chip and reverse engineering it is in fact legal in the US, and most likely in other countries too. Check out the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Semiconductor_Chip_Protection_Act_of_1984 Semiconductor Chip Protection Act of 1984], which states reverse engineering a chip is not prohibited. | ||
However, we do not endorse piracy, and any information revealed by the chip decapping will be used to advance progress for homebrew applications and games on 3DS, not piracy. | However, we do not endorse piracy, and any information revealed by the chip decapping will be used to advance progress for homebrew applications and games on 3DS, not piracy. | ||