From: Helge Hafting <helgehaf@idb.hist.no>
To: James Simmons <jsimmons@transvirtual.com>
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [OT] DMCA loop hole
Date: Wed, 01 Aug 2001 12:47:19 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <3B67DE37.CA865F44@idb.hist.no> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.4.10.10107312113460.13241-100000@transvirtual.com>
James Simmons wrote:
>
> Sorry this is off topic but this was way to good :-)
>
> Virus writers can use the DMCA in a perverse way. Because
> computer viruses are programs, they can be copyrighted just like a
> book, song, or movie. If a virus writer were to use encryption to hide
> the code of a virus, an anti-virus company could be forbidden by the
> DMCA to see how the virus works without first getting the permission
> of the virus writer. If they didn't, a virus writer could sue the
> anti-virus company under the DMCA!
They'd still be able to scan for it though - detecting the encrypted
string or the decryption algorithm.
What if I copyright & encrypt a DeCSS program? Nobody can sue
because they don't have permission to decrypt, and therefore
cannot prove that it actually _is_ a decss algorithm? :-)
Helge Hafting
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2001-08-01 10:49 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 28+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2001-08-01 4:14 [OT] DMCA loop hole James Simmons
2001-08-01 5:45 ` Alexander Viro
2001-08-01 5:49 ` James Simmons
2001-08-01 9:40 ` Paul G. Allen
2001-08-01 10:47 ` Helge Hafting [this message]
2001-08-01 11:16 ` Anton Altaparmakov
2001-08-01 6:44 ` Joshua Jore
2001-08-01 13:54 ` Helge Hafting
2001-08-01 17:18 ` [very OT] " Garett Spencley
2001-08-01 20:40 ` Justin Guyett
2001-08-02 0:14 ` [OT] " Paul G. Allen
2001-08-03 21:52 ` Joseph Pingenot
2001-08-03 22:09 ` Alan Cox
2001-08-03 22:16 ` Joseph Pingenot
2001-08-03 22:45 ` Jakob Østergaard
2001-08-03 22:31 ` nick
2001-08-03 22:46 ` Alan Shutko
2001-08-03 23:45 ` Paul G. Allen
2001-08-03 22:51 ` Mike Harrold
2001-08-03 23:14 ` Dan Hollis
2001-08-04 0:51 ` Paul G. Allen
2001-08-04 1:34 ` Rik van Riel
2001-08-11 12:10 ` Pavel Machek
2001-08-14 7:07 ` Joshua b. Jore
2001-08-14 12:36 ` Helge Hafting
2001-08-14 13:17 ` Jan-Benedict Glaw
2001-08-14 14:32 ` Richard B. Johnson
2001-08-14 22:13 ` Paul G. Allen
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