I found this to be a very interesting read. It seems that the DMCA has produced quite a conundrum that seems to only grow larger with each passing day. On one hand, you have software companies who churn out products that are the equivilent of swiss cheese from a security standpoint. These companies are becoming more inclined to cry 'foul' when someone discovers a vulnerability in one of their products and use the DMCA as a prosecution vehicle. Then there are the white hats, who act in a responsible manner and report these flaws to the software companies, only to have their findings ignored a large part of the time. Now throw the greyhats into the mix, who are prone to expose these flaws in a manner that forces the developers to acknowledge and patch the flaws. Then of course you have the black hats....the ones who give 'hackers' a bad name in general, who just go ahead and exploit the flaws for personal or financial gain, thus evoking the 'shoot first, ask questions later' mentality that the software companies are beginning to develop towards those who discover flaws in their products. Over here on the sidelines, completely out of the game, are the consumers of these products. I, for one, am standing here in amazement as I watch the very people who are striving for improvement being threatened with litigation for their efforts. What, pray tell, do the rest of you think about this situation?