Date: Tue, 9 Oct 2001 21:32:00 -0500 From: Mike Meyer <mwm@mired.org> To: freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: SSSCA? Message-ID: <15299.45856.943333.613270@guru.mired.org> In-Reply-To: <4.3.2.7.2.20011009185100.0581ac60@localhost> References: <15299.18752.343449.732026@guru.mired.org> <4.3.2.7.2.20011009185100.0581ac60@localhost>
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Brett Glass <brett@lariat.org> types: > At 03:26 PM 10/9/2001, NGH wrote: > >That's *exactly* what concerns me. If this horror of a law passes, > >and I wouldn't be surprised if it did, as entertainment companies > >have deep pockets and can push these things through, then one of > >three things would happen: > >1. Free or Open software would be illegal in the U.S., or > >2. Licensing, NDAs, etc. effectively make said software impossible > > to distribute, or > >3. Both of the above. > It wouldn't be bad if the GPL were finally ruled to be invalid! ;-) > However, the chance that a law restricting software or hardware in > that way would pass is virtually nil. The number of companies > affected is so huge -- and they have so much money -- that the > entertainment industry looks tiny by comparison. And many of > their industries have big, powerful lobbying organizations. The big hardware and software companies are already working on products designed to satisfy the bill - and earn them a slice of every computing product sold that uses them. See <URL: http://www.trustedpc.org/ > and <URL: http://www.4centity.com/tech/cprm/ > for more information. <mike -- Mike Meyer <mwm@mired.org> http://www.mired.org/home/mwm/ Q: How do you make the gods laugh? A: Tell them your plans. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message
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