[ale] [OT] DMCA and the gnashing of teeth

[Robert Heaven]

So, let me see if I understand this... Software bugs are
copyright-able??? Micro$oft is gonna have a field day.


On Wed, 2002-07-31 at 09:55, Keith Hopkins wrote:
> I feel like a harbinger of doom....
> 
> Open-source guru backs off tech demo
> By Lisa M. Bowman Staff Writer, CNET News.com July 26, 2002, 1:45 PM PT
> http://news.com.com/2100-1023-946667.html
> Bruce Perens, co-founder of the Open Source Initiative, says he will not publicize details about how to circumvent the controls on a DVD player.
> 
> Security warning draws DMCA threat
> By Declan McCullagh Staff Writer, CNET News.com July 30, 2002, 4:48 PM PT
> http://news.com.com/2100-1023-947325.html
> Hewlett-Packard targets researchers for discussing a software vulnerability in what appears to be the first attempt to expand controversial copy protection law to security flaws.
> 
> -- 
> Lost in Tokyo,
>   Keith
> 
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