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Davidson & Associates v. Jung
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit (2005) | 422 F.3d 630; 76 U.S.P.Q. 2d (BNA) 1287; 2005 U.S. App. LEXIS 18973; 2005 WL 2095970
TL;DR: Developers reverse-engineered a video game's online service to create a free alternative. The court found this violated the DMCA's anti-circumvention rules and that the developers had contractually waived their right to reverse-engineer by agreeing to the game's license agreement.
Legal Significance: Establishes that users can contractually waive statutory copyright exceptions, such as the DMCA's interoperability defense. Upholds the enforceability of End User License Agreements (EULAs) that prohibit reverse engineering, finding such contract claims are not preempted by federal copyright law.