[free-sklyarov] What did he do IN THE US that was 'wrong'?

[Mickey McGown]

2600 wasn't selling DeCSS, either

mickeym.

"Peter D. Junger" wrote:

> 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.)
>
> --
> Peter D. Junger--Case Western Reserve University Law School--Cleveland, OH
>  EMAIL: junger at samsara.law.cwru.edu    URL:  http://samsara.law.cwru.edu
>         NOTE: junger at pdj2-ra.f-remote.cwru.edu no longer exists
>
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