Re: [OT] DMCA loop hole

[Joshua b. Jore]

I'd beg to differ with you on that. The way I've heard it is that writing
viruses is not legal in the US. Some of you aren't here so you have your
own laws but then you aren't bound by the DMCA. I recall that was the
impetus for this thread in the first place.

I'll just have to beg off and say that I've understood it that
'educational' are as illegal as say, something you meant to release into
the wide world.

Joshua Jore
Minneapolis Ward 3, precinct 10

"The irony of this man being imprisoned in the United States and longing
to return to once-Communist Russia so he can regain his right to free
speach is simply staggering."

On Sat, 11 Aug 2001, Pavel Machek wrote:

> Hi!
>
> > You know, I've heard this arguement a few times in various contexts and
> > it's bothered me everytime. If a virus was designed with specific
> > properties that hinder unauthorized copyright infringement then attempts
> > to circumvent the limitations would be an example of DMCA circumvention.
> >
> > This misses the whole point that in order to deliver the second and more
> > important part of the virus requires the author to self-identify to the
> > US federal government and somehow get them to prosecute the offender. Now
>
> Writing virus is not illegal (its just fine for educational purposes). Letting
> it into wild probably is. So maybe author _could_ identify to government if
> *he* did not sent virus in the wild.
> 								Pavel
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