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I built a 90.7kb tool that bypasses Windows screen capture protection. Should I open source it? (lemmy.world)
submitted 1 week ago by Aditya_151@lemmy.world to c/opensource@lemmy.ml
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I built a 90.7kb tool that strips out Windows screen capture protection, but now I am concerned about whether I should make it open source. I'm worried it can be misused for piracy or to violate DRM policies.

I built it because I had a piece of software that wouldn't let me copy text. I tried using Windows OCR to copy it, but it just showed a black screen.

The tool is great for personal use, but it can be misused, so I am concerned. Any thoughts on this? Will I get into legal trouble if I make it public on GitHub?

I don't want to get into any trouble, so I need expert advice from someone who is experienced.

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[–] GMac@feddit.org 13 points 1 week ago

I'm no legal advisor. But my opinion is that it is possible for any code to be misused. If you have a legitimate use case for your own purpose that is compliant with the law, isn't it possible that the screen capture protection code is (in that scenario) being misused?