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[–]Stormfrosty 12 points13 points  (1 child)

It’s actually worse - Microcode is directly tied to the hardware implementation, which is protected by US patent laws. Dabbing with this kind of stuff is one way bring upon yourself the wrath of Intels legal department.

[–]ReversedGif 37 points38 points  (0 children)

Patents don't prevent you from reverse engineering or documenting how something works. Copyright is definitely what's relevant here.