The key phrase in my explanation was "permission from owner". If you own
the code, it's legal to circumvent it. But by the judge's declaration in the
DeCSS case, any tool used for encryption circumvention violates the DMCA.
I'm not saying it's right, just what the judge said. The MPAA has won a
multi-million dollar suit (still in appeal) against 2600 just for hosting a
copy of the program.
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-----Original Message-----
From: Marc Edwards [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Friday, June 08, 2001 2:17 PM
To: CF-Talk
Subject: Re: Need decryptor tag for CFUG presentation
I don't see how the software can be illegal, as it does have legitimate use
if you've lost or don't have immediate access to your unencrypted source
code. How can it be illegal to circumvent encryption which you yourself
applied to your own source code to which you yourself own the copyright???
And even if Macromedia tech support can decrypt it for you, sometimes you
simply might not have the luxury of the time it would take to run through
the process with them.
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