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  1. October 10th, 2003, 12:31 AM #1
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    more stupidness

    Gotta love it. They're trying to sue the guy that exposed the
    ineffectiveness of the latest CD copy protection.

    "I'm still not very worried about litigation under the DMCA, I don't think there's any case," he told Reuters. "I don't think telling people to press the 'Shift' key is a violation of the DMCA."
    http://www.forbes.com/markets/bonds/...tr1105123.html

    Combining "security through obscurity" with unbelievable arrogance. Any time
    you reveal some undocumented tweak, some clown claims that you have
    comitted a criminal act. What about all those registry hacks and customizations
    we do every day?

    Maybe every computer needs to be equipped with a key logger so they can
    bust you for hitting the "wrong" key.
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  2. October 10th, 2003, 12:46 AM #2
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    "Keyboards will now be consficated from all citizens. Instructions to be input orally. Be very careful with this procedure, as a wrong instruction could lead to you being reported to the authorities, and possibly imprisoned for any violation of local or national laws." The shape of things to come ?
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  3. October 10th, 2003, 04:05 PM #3
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    Kinda like the guy that broke the digital watermark scheme that someplace was testing and got arrested for giving a speach about how he broke it.

    Can't remember his name now.
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  4. October 10th, 2003, 05:12 PM #4
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    this has gone on for too long. Hopefully a new type of anonymous chatboard will erupt with many exploits on this copyright issue that the gov can't trace. Go hackers. Boo crackers.
    It must be them again. Start the response cycle.
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  6. October 10th, 2003, 06:52 PM #5
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    Go hackers. Boo crackers.
    but but but, that makes no sence in this thread. The guy that broke the copy protection is a true cracker. He cracked the copy protection. Thats what a cracker is.
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  7. October 10th, 2003, 07:15 PM #6
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    I believe his name is Edward Felten
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  8. October 10th, 2003, 10:55 PM #7
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    Those who developed this particular method of copy protection
    are the ones who should be accused of a violation.
    The CD, when played on a normal PC, performs an unauthorized
    installation of software that could potentially make your system
    unstable. Someone should sue them.


    By the way, here's the offending paper describing the system.

    P.S. I just read that they decided not to sue.
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  9. October 11th, 2003, 02:23 PM #8
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    they wont sue............
    coz they know that it is pointless.........

    man if they will win then all the authers of all informative books will be in Jail soon....
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