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Re: Shift key breaks CD copy locks
From: "Gregory A. Gilliss" <ggilliss () netpublishing com>
Date: Wed, 8 Oct 2003 22:19:06 -0700
Oooooooh, I *like* that :) A valid business argument for moving away from Microsoft to UNIX: having Windows installed on a PC is a violation of the DMCA. Wonder what the government will do when they read *that* ?!? Oh, wait, M$ will just modify the EULA again ... never mind... G On or about 2003.10.08 23:09:33 +0000, Jonathan A. Zdziarski (jonathan () nuclearelephant com) said:
That's awesome man...I couldn't have said it better. Censorship laws are very dangerous because they can be selectively enforced by law enforcement with the benefit of confusing a jury. If you wanted to take the ATF's approach, it's not just having a keyboard that is breaking the law, it's the combination of having a keyboard AND the Windows operating system installed....since the protection doesn't work on the UNIX operating system you will be safe if you erase your hard drive and install Linux.
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- Shift key breaks CD copy locks Edward W. Ray (Oct 08)
- Re: Shift key breaks CD copy locks Cael Abal (Oct 08)
- Re: Shift key breaks CD copy locks Jonathan A. Zdziarski (Oct 08)
- Re: Shift key breaks CD copy locks Austin Godber (Oct 08)
- Re: Shift key breaks CD copy locks Gregory A. Gilliss (Oct 08)
- Re: Shift key breaks CD copy locks Kevin Sullivan (Oct 09)
- Re: Shift key breaks CD copy locks morning_wood (Oct 08)
- Re: Shift key breaks CD copy locks Kristian Hermansen (Oct 08)
- Re: Shift key breaks CD copy locks Kenneth R. van Wyk (Oct 09)
- Re: Shift key breaks CD copy locks Jonathan A. Zdziarski (Oct 08)
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- RE: Shift key breaks CD copy locks Tim Saunders (Oct 09)
- Re: Shift key breaks CD copy locks Dave Howe (Oct 09)
- Re: Shift key breaks CD copy locks Eric Scher (Oct 09)
- Re: Re: Shift key breaks CD copy locks morning_wood (Oct 09)
- Re: Shift key breaks CD copy locks Cael Abal (Oct 08)