Comments on: Comments on 20840

Post number 20840

salmacis — Wed, 16 Oct 2002 07:32:08 -0800

The Free World is a resource for hosting all kinds of useful information: security information, cryptographic research, programs for the manipulation of patented or reverse engineered data formats (never mind that only processes can be patented and data format patents aren't legal in the first place) and possibly reverse engineering tools. One problem though. If you are a citizen of the USA, or under the jurisdiction of the USA, the license forbids you access. Why? The DCMA.

By: bokononito

bokononito — Wed, 16 Oct 2002 08:27:54 -0800

Pathetic. They lost me after quoting from Martin Niemoller. Are they comparing DCMA to the Nazis? As a geek-world publicity stunt, it's unimpressive (has nothing yet in their archive beyond the same old CSS and DRM stuff).

By: coolgeek

coolgeek — Wed, 16 Oct 2002 13:04:21 -0800

This just got a lot more interesting. "Red Hat has struck a small blow against the DMCA, by publishing a security patch which can only be explained fully to people who are not within US jurisdiction."

By: vbfg

vbfg — Thu, 17 Oct 2002 03:56:51 -0800

They kind of lost me after quoting Martin Nemoller, but only for mis-quoting him.