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.

  • Arcanoloth@lemmy.ml
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    23 hours ago

    If you can find a way, so can “the bad guys™”. If you feel charitable towards MS do a “responsible disclosure” and inform them and agree to a release embargo, so they can fix it first; If you don’t, do a “full disclosure” and just publish =^_^=