[free-sklyarov] Security warning draws DMCA threat

[Declan McCullagh]

Ah, not a typo. Felten & co were addressing a different topic. I mention
that case further down in the article.

-Declan


On Wed, Jul 31, 2002 at 10:56:50AM -0400, Xcott Craver wrote:
> On Wed, 31 Jul 2002, Vladimir Katalov wrote:
> 
> > By Declan McCullagh
> > Staff Writer, CNET News.com
> >
> > HP's dramatic warning appears to be the first time the DMCA has been
> > invoked to stifle research related to computer security. Until now,
> > it's been used by copyright holders to pursue people who distribute
> > computer programs that unlock copyrighted content such as DVDs or
> > encrypted e-books.
> 
> 	Ahem, *cough* *cough*.
> 
> 	This must be a typo.  Mr. McCullagh was there at the
> 	Information Hiding Workshop when the Felten paper was withdrawn.
> 	He also mentions Dr. Felten later in the article.
> 
> 	                                             -X
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