> How about those European sites that made strong encryption available
> to circumvent the US export restrictions on encryption technology? I
> never heard of the FBI raiding any of them.
There is one important difference there: Publishing ecryption outside
the US was and is completely legal (apart from stupid local rules).
In the case of the DMCA, it has been shown that someone who publishes
a "circumvention device" outside the US can be arrested once in the
US.
In this case "the bug" could be labelled "circumvention device":
Suppose the bug is a "remote buffer overflow" (*) then if you have
copyrighted info on your server which is programmed so that that
non-paying people can't access the copyrighted material. Someone with
knowledge of the bug will be able to break in an access the
copyrighted material.
Anyone who publishes the bug risks getting arrested if they set foot
in the US.
Roger.
(*) It probably isn't.
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I love this. Microsoft is doomed I say, DOOOOOMED!
If the goverment can't get 'em with a frontal attack, then sneak up
from behind when they're not looking.
Has anyone heard if Bill Gates has left the country yet????
Sorry, but if no-one else can stop themselves from posting off topic,
why should I???
Personally, I disagree with Alan's position, but what can I do... I
didn't vote for him. Maybe a letter or two of protest is in order...
Let's see, how much does it cost to ship a hundred or so letters from
the states to the UK???
On Mon, 22 Oct 2001 21:58:58 +0200 (MEST), you wrote:
>
>
>> How about those European sites that made strong encryption available
>> to circumvent the US export restrictions on encryption technology? I
>> never heard of the FBI raiding any of them.
>
>
>There is one important difference there: Publishing ecryption outside
>the US was and is completely legal (apart from stupid local rules).
>
>In the case of the DMCA, it has been shown that someone who publishes
>a "circumvention device" outside the US can be arrested once in the
>US.
>
>In this case "the bug" could be labelled "circumvention device":
>Suppose the bug is a "remote buffer overflow" (*) then if you have
>copyrighted info on your server which is programmed so that that
>non-paying people can't access the copyrighted material. Someone with
>knowledge of the bug will be able to break in an access the
>copyrighted material.
>
>Anyone who publishes the bug risks getting arrested if they set foot
>in the US.
>
> Roger.
>
>(*) It probably isn't.
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