[82856] in Cypherpunks
Re: Dr. Dobbs Cryptography and Security CD-ROM
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Kevin L Prigge)
Mon Jul 7 13:28:24 1997
From: Kevin L Prigge <Kevin.L.Prigge-2@tc.umn.edu>
To: dlv@bwalk.dm.com
Date: Mon, 7 Jul 1997 11:39:58 -0500 (CDT)
Cc: cypherpunks@toad.com
In-Reply-To: <D73g0D7w165w@bwalk.dm.com> from "Dr.Dimitri Vulis KOTM" at "Jul 7, 97 08:57:24 am"
Reply-To: Kevin L Prigge <Kevin.L.Prigge-2@tc.umn.edu>
Dr.Dimitri Vulis KOTM said:
> Mike <Michael.Johnson@mejl.com> writes:
> > You mean that it would be fine for foreigners to copy and sell the CD, but
> > not to put it on the net? Well, copyright law being what it is, makes this
> > a bit tricky. An ftp administrator have never been sentenced for copyright
> > violation (please correct me if I'm wrong),
>
> An MIT student named Lamachhia(sp?) reportedly operated a warez FTP archive.
> He got arrested and charged with something irrelevant (wire fraud??).
>
And the charge was dismissed.
http://www.leepfrog.com/E-Law/Cases/US_v_LaMacchia.html
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