Re: FW: Windows Live and Privacy

[Drsolly <drsollyp () drsolly com>]

On Wed, 6 Dec 2006, Nick FitzGerald wrote:

> 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).
 
Sometimes, I wear a different hat, which acts as a way of changing my 
usual (copyright) appearance. If someone suggests removing my 
hat, might they fall foul of this hilarious US law?

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