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RE: [dvd-discuss] Re: [DMCA_discuss] Linux kernel security fixes censored by the DMCA
- To: "'dvd-discuss(at)cyber.law.harvard.edu'" <dvd-discuss(at)cyber.law.harvard.edu>
- Subject: RE: [dvd-discuss] Re: [DMCA_discuss] Linux kernel security fixes censored by the DMCA
- From: Richard Hartman <hartman(at)onetouch.com>
- Date: Fri, 2 Nov 2001 10:45:21 -0800
- Cc: dmca_discuss(at)lists.microshaft.org
- Reply-To: dvd-discuss(at)cyber.law.harvard.edu
- Sender: owner-dvd-discuss(at)cyber.law.harvard.edu
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Tom [mailto:tom@lemuria.org]
> Sent: Wednesday, October 24, 2001 5:10 PM
> To: dvd-discuss@eon.law.harvard.edu
> Cc: dmca_discuss@lists.microshaft.org
> Subject: Re: [dvd-discuss] Re: [DMCA_discuss] Linux kernel security
> fixes censored by the DMCA
>
>
> On Wed, Oct 24, 2001 at 04:45:41PM -0600, John Zulauf wrote:
> > This of course brings me back to my initial worry.... just
> how are we
> > supposed to get our jobs done without legal liability and
> risk of felony
> > charges.
>
> Very simple: Don't piss off the media mafia - the DMCA is a selective
> law. It will be used against carefully selected targets. That means
> against anyone its "sponsors" consider dangerous, but definitely never
> against one of them.
>
The way to get selective legislation invalidated is to
push for full enforcement. What are the odds that the
IT admins at Adobe have some recovery disks lying around ... ?
--
-Richard M. Hartman
hartman@onetouch.com
186,000 mi./sec ... not just a good idea, it's the LAW!