From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Tue, 14 Aug 2001 18:06:03 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Tue, 14 Aug 2001 18:05:53 -0400 Received: from itvu-63-210-168-13.intervu.net ([63.210.168.13]:4491 "EHLO pga.intervu.net") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Tue, 14 Aug 2001 18:05:44 -0400 Message-ID: <3B79A272.48CD19B0@randomlogic.com> Date: Tue, 14 Aug 2001 15:13:06 -0700 From: "Paul G. Allen" X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.76 [en] (X11; U; Linux 2.4.2-2 i686) X-Accept-Language: en MIME-Version: 1.0 CC: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: [OT] DMCA loop hole In-Reply-To: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit To: unlisted-recipients:; (no To-header on input)@localhost.localdomain Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org "Joshua b. Jore" wrote: > > I'd beg to differ with you on that. The way I've heard it is that writing > viruses is not legal in the US. Some of you aren't here so you have your > own laws but then you aren't bound by the DMCA. I recall that was the > impetus for this thread in the first place. > > I'll just have to beg off and say that I've understood it that > 'educational' are as illegal as say, something you meant to release into > the wide world. > Show me the written US law that says it is illegal for me to write a computer virus. PGA -- Paul G. Allen UNIX Admin II/Programmer Akamai Technologies, Inc. www.akamai.com Work: (858)909-3630 Cell: (858)395-5043