On Thu, 2 Feb 2017 15:06:30 -0800 (PST), whit3rd
wrote:

Sponsor a reverse-engineering session on any proprietary technology (and
publish everything). Customers, unlike employees, are not barred from disclosure.

I have several pieces of equipment where the manufacturer's included
software licence statement *forbids* R/E and or disclosure of any
contents thereof.

The only way to test that in a jurisdiction is to have deeper pockets.