[free-sklyarov] What did he do IN THE US that was 'wrong'?
Peter D. Junger
junger at samsara.law.cwru.edu
Thu Jul 26 22:30:42 PDT 2001
Ben Ford writes:
: Jon O . wrote:
:
: >
: >I did hear that he was passing out copies of some software after
: >the speech. This is UNCONFIRMED.
: >
:
: It is confirmed now ;)
:
: I have a couple of them. He only had about 15 CDs to give out, but I
: ended up with 2 somehow. Keep in mind, these are DEMO CDs and will only
: decrypt the first 25 pages of an eBook.
Please keep in mind that ``trafficking'' in technologies that can be
used to circumvent technological protection measures is only a crimve if
it is for commercial profit or personal financial gain. Giving away free
copies of the software in the United States is not a crime under the
terms of the circumvention provisions, even if it could subject one to
civil liability. (There is a big question though as to who would have
standing to sue in a civil action; Adobe clearly doesn't since they
do not own the copyright in the texts that are ``protected'' by their
encryption scheme.)
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Peter D. Junger--Case Western Reserve University Law School--Cleveland, OH
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