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Is It Legal to Reverse Engineer a Competitor’s API?

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Hypothetical question

Looking for advice on this situation. Is It Legal to Reverse Engineer a Competitors API? Anyone been in this spot?

Details: I'm in a situation where I need to understand my legal options. Has anyone dealt with something similar?

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Is It Legal to Reverse Engineer a Competitor’s API?

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