[Nolug] This email is about the DMCA for those that didn't notice the original subject line - Was: RE: [Nolug] Fwd: [IPG] Now the Shift Key is a DCMA Target

I updated the subject line a bit to make it clear. :)

At 11:54 AM 10/10/2003 -0500, you wrote:

>What exactly are you asking us to write our Congressmen about?
>The DMCA?
>The freedom of speech for Halderman?
>That programming for Microsoft is immediately flawed by concept?
>That MediaMax CD3 is not what its advertised to be?
>That Linux users don't seem to be included in production OSs?
>
>Not trying to nit pick, but after reading the stories you linked to, all I
>can see is that SunnComm is being a cry baby whiney butt.
>I mean really, if a documented (lets call it a hack) can disable the
>installation of your security measures, wouldn't you write a translation or
>decode procedure that will look to see if your security measure was indeed
>functioning?
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: owner-nolug@joeykelly.net [mailto:owner-nolug@joeykelly.net]On
>Behalf Of Dustin Puryear
>Sent: Friday, October 10, 2003 09:33 AM
>To: general@brlug.net; nolug@joeykelly.net
>Subject: [Nolug] Fwd: [IPG] Now the Shift Key is a DCMA Target
>
>
>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.
> >
> >
> ><more>
>
>
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