Re: FW: Windows Live and Privacy

[Nick FitzGerald <nick () virus-l demon co uk>]

Brian Loe wrote:

> Were you arrested? Camera confiscated? If so, what were the charges?
>
> Btw folks, who has a story of someone being arrested - or even
> harassed by the cops - for copyright infringement? I've heard of court
> orders against the infringers, law suits and such, but never anyone
> being arrested.

Skylarov (sp?).

In the US?  Yes.

A non-US citizen?  Yes.

Arrested?  Yes.

By the cops?  Ummmm -- it was at immigration/customs so maybe NOT by 
the police??

For copyright infringement?  Well, kinda -- specifically under the 
DMCA.  Pointing out that ROT13 is not really an "effective" encryption 
mechanism with which to "secure" copyrighted digital content is itself 
NOT allowed under the DMCA (showing what a shitty little piece of law 
it really is -- it's a law so bad it has to make some forms of 
potential criticism of it illegal).


Regards,

Nick FitzGerald

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