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Reverse engineering a competitor's copyrighted firmware and distributing copies without authorization is:

  1. Fair use in all cases
  2. Legal if the firmware is old
  3. Copyright infringement
  4. A trademark matter only

Answer

C. Copyright infringement

Solution

Unauthorized reproduction and distribution infringe the author's economic rights.

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