Re: [OT] DMCA loop hole

Paul G. Allen (pgallen@randomlogic.com)
Tue, 14 Aug 2001 15:13:06 -0700


"Joshua b. Jore" wrote:
>
> 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.
>

Show me the written US law that says it is illegal for me to write a computer virus.

PGA

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