[ale] [OT] DMCA and the gnashing of teeth

[Keith Hopkins]

I feel like a harbinger of doom....

Open-source guru backs off tech demo
By Lisa M. Bowman Staff Writer, CNET News.com July 26, 2002, 1:45 PM PT
http://news.com.com/2100-1023-946667.html
Bruce Perens, co-founder of the Open Source Initiative, says he will not publicize details about how to circumvent the controls on a DVD player.

Security warning draws DMCA threat
By Declan McCullagh Staff Writer, CNET News.com July 30, 2002, 4:48 PM PT
http://news.com.com/2100-1023-947325.html
Hewlett-Packard targets researchers for discussing a software vulnerability in what appears to be the first attempt to expand controversial copy protection law to security flaws.

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Lost in Tokyo,
  Keith



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