Okay, this is getting stupid. I have called and written both Senators and
our Congressmen about this in the past. I suggest everyone do it again.
This thing is going to stay on the books as long as we don't whine enough
about it to the right people. It's that simple.
>http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/6/33322.html
>SunnComm to sue 'Shift key' student for $10m
>By Tony Smith
>Posted: 09/10/2003 at 20:47 GMT
>
>
>SunnComm has threatened Princeton PhD student Alex Halderman with the
>Digital
>Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) for exposing a key weakness in the company's
>
>latest CD copy protection technology, MediaMax CD3.
>
>The company said today it will take legal action against Halderman for
>revealing how MediaMax CD3 can be bypassed by holding down a Windows PC's
>Shift key when a protected disc is inserted.
>
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--- Dustin Puryear http://www.puryear-it.com ___________________ Nolug mailing list nolug@nolug.orgReceived on 10/10/03
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