Date: Sun, 3 May 1998 22:41:43 -0400 (EDT) From: "Matthew N. Dodd" <winter@jurai.net> To: Eivind Eklund <eivind@yes.no> Cc: Matthew Hunt <mph@FreeBSD.ORG>, chat@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: cvs commit: ports/www/ijb - Imported sources Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.96.980503223211.20104I-100000@sasami.jurai.net> In-Reply-To: <19980504041342.42915@follo.net>
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On Mon, 4 May 1998, Eivind Eklund wrote: > Blocking software a la ijb only end up repeating the endless war between > crackers/pirates (that's you), and those writing copy/content protection. I beg your pardon. I don't believe that you have any valid basis for calling me a cracker/pirate. You've gone a bit too far too quickly on your moral high horse. > I don't even remember if that was the correct case. I remember that > there is a California statute against 'instruments for crime' or > information which makes things work as an instrument for crime; I'm not > certain if it came up in the Neidorf case. I remember having seen it in > use about 5 years ago, and I think I remember it being in CUD. I'd have > to dig through old CUDs to find it - I haven't saved them (I haven't > read CUD for 5 years or so, so it is some time ago). This isn't the 'criminal paraphernalia' (most of the junk I haul around in my backsack could be considered such) is it? Thats so broad as to be absurd. However, since you seem to be a practicing copyright lawyer I'll have to defer my opinions and conjecture on this issue to your expert judgements. :) /* Matthew N. Dodd | A memory retaining a love you had for life winter@jurai.net | As cruel as it seems nothing ever seems to http://www.jurai.net/~winter | go right - FLA M 3.1:53 */ To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message
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