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Re: Spamhaus Ignores U.S. Court?


From: Blue Boar <BlueBoar () thievco com>
Date: Mon, 18 Sep 2006 19:07:33 -0700

Valdis.Kletnieks () vt edu wrote:
The single worst part of that whole thing was that it set a precident that
ROT-13 was considered an "effective" protection device.  (And yes, 17 USC 2511
specifically addresses "bypassing an effective copy protection device").

As stupid as that (ROT13) is, you have to remember that in the DRM sense, there is no "effective" protection device. Doesn't matter how complicated it is. You cannot hand me a system that is designed to give me access to copyrighted data that does not give me access.

                                                BB
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