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-- more on -- "DVD-copying code loses free speech shield"
From: Dave Farber <dave () farber net>
Date: Mon, 25 Aug 2003 17:39:29 -0400
Date: Mon, 25 Aug 2003 17:11:57 -0400 From: Rick Adams <Rick.Adams () Cello Net> X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Filtered-At: eList eXpress <http://www.elistx.com/> That is not a fair summary of the ruling (which I just finished reading)If says that IF the code is trade secret, then the first amendment does not give anyone theright to post it online.They make it very clear that they are assuming as fact that the code is trade secret and thattheir opinion is very narrow.They also make clear that there is some question as to whether the code is still trade secretand remand it to the appeals. Quote from the conclusion of the opinion:Our decision today is quite limited. We merely hold that the preliminary injunction does not violate the free speech clauses of the United States and California Constitutions, ASSUMING [italics in original] the trial court properly issuedthe injunctionunder California's trade secret law. On remand, the Court of Appeal shoulddetermine the validity of this assumption.http://news.findlaw.com/hdocs/docs/dvd/dvdccabnnr82503opn.pdf if you want to read the actualdecision. -----Original Message-----From: owner-ip () v2 listbox com [mailto:owner-ip () v2 listbox com] On Behalf Of Dave FarberSent: Monday, August 25, 2003 4:57 PM To: ip () v2 listbox com Subject: [IP] "DVD-copying code loses free speech shield" >Date: Mon, 25 Aug 2003 15:29:47 -0400 >From: newsfeeds () tracerlock com >Subject: news item: "DVD-copying code loses free speech shield" >To: dave () farber net > >The following news item was just submitted to the news feed: > Censorship News > >Title: DVD-copying code loses free speech shield >URL: http://news.com.com/2100-1028_3-5067665.html >Time: 2003-08-25 15:01:23 >News site: News.com >Description: The California Supreme Court has ruled that the First >Amendment does not extend to protection of computer code posted online, in >ruling against a Web publisher that had posted code for a program that >would decrypt the copy-protection mechanism on commercial DVDs. The >software had been developed by Norwegian teenager Jon Johansen to enable >him to play DVDs on a Linux computer. > > >You are currently subscribed as: dave () farber net >To unsubscribe from this news feed, click the following link: >http://www.tracerlock.com/unsubscribe-news-feed.cgi?uid=580&id=4317 ------------------------------------- You are subscribed as ricknews () cello net To manage your subscription, go to http://v2.listbox.com/member/?listname=ip Archives at: http://www.interesting-people.org/archives/interesting-people/
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- -- more on -- "DVD-copying code loses free speech shield" Dave Farber (Aug 25)