Rockwell sound format

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> > I have no idea how much effort it is to decrypt this sound format 'by
> > foreign means' (i.e. without using information by Rockwell), 
> 
> I don't know either, but I don't think it's easy. I know Harald Koenig
> tried, but didn't get anywhere (he didn't spend too much time on it,
> though).
> 
> > but supposed I had done this decryption, and had a conversion tool: 
> > would it be legal to distribute this in source ?
> 
> I'm not perfectly sure, but I'd say yes. As far as I know, such reverse-
> engineering is legal.
> 
> Peter?

As far as I know, it is possible to get a patent on encryption algorithms,
in which case it would be illegal to do such reverse-engineering.

Regards,
	Peter

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