Reverse engineering is the process of analyzing the construction and operation of a product in order to manufacture a similar one. In the film, Compaq studied the design of IBM's computers in order to create identical versions of their own.
According to Wikipedia--which I usually find to be a legitimate source for information--referse engineering software or hardware systems is usually legal.
But I do know, in the ethics of fashion design, producing garments identical to that of another designers is illegal and frowned upon. Stores like Forever 21 and H&M have been accused and even sued by designers like Trovata, Diane Von Furstenberg, Marc Jacobs, and Gwen Stefani for recreating items from their collections and selling them for next to nothing.
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Can you come up with a few links to make your case stronger? I'd love to read about this more.
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