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October 29, 2011 04:30 am PDT
Original Link: http://feeds.boingboing.net/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/UGcIaJmTSN4/microsoft-buys-skype-attacks-reverse-engineer-with-bogus-takedown-notices.html
Microsoft buys Skype, attacks reverse engineer with bogus takedown notices and florid language
Microsoft-owned Skype has launched a campaign to shut down programmers who use reverse-engineering to understand its protocol and make interoperable products. Their PR agency calls this "nefarious attempts to subvert Skype's experience." Unfortunately for Skype and Microsoft, "experience" is not something the law protects -- after all, if a Skype user wants to talk to [...]Original Link: http://feeds.boingboing.net/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/UGcIaJmTSN4/microsoft-buys-skype-attacks-reverse-engineer-with-bogus-takedown-notices.html
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