From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Tue, 14 Aug 2001 07:51:02 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Tue, 14 Aug 2001 07:50:36 -0400 Received: from alfik.ms.mff.cuni.cz ([195.113.19.71]:27411 "EHLO alfik.ms.mff.cuni.cz") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Tue, 14 Aug 2001 07:50:07 -0400 Date: Sat, 11 Aug 2001 12:10:55 +0000 From: Pavel Machek To: Joshua Jore Cc: Anton Altaparmakov , Helge Hafting , James Simmons , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: [OT] DMCA loop hole Message-ID: <20010811121054.D35@toy.ucw.cz> In-Reply-To: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Mailer: Mutt 1.0.1i In-Reply-To: ; from moomonk@daisy-chan.org on Wed, Aug 01, 2001 at 01:44:25AM -0500 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org 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 -- Philips Velo 1: 1"x4"x8", 300gram, 60, 12MB, 40bogomips, linux, mutt, details at http://atrey.karlin.mff.cuni.cz/~pavel/velo/index.html.