Wilhuf Posted November 2, 2001 Share Posted November 2, 2001 Some of us JKNetters were talking earlier this Summer about the legality of 'reverse engineering' software. While this doesn't directly address the issue, it's related. A California Court has overturned a previous order barring people from publishing code for the DVD-cracking "DeCSS" program. Chalk one up for free speech, although the movie industry can't be happy about it. The movie industry's "statutory right to protect its economically valuable trade secret is not an interest that is 'more fundamental' than the First Amendment right to freedom of speech," the judges wrote. Nor is it "on equal footing with the national security interests and other vital governmental interests that have previously been found insufficient to justify a prior restraint." See the CNET article. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StormHammer Posted November 3, 2001 Share Posted November 3, 2001 Serves them right for trying to pull a fast one, IMO. Thanks for the heads-up Wilhuf. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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