> > "17 USC 1204 (a) In General. - Any person who violates section 1201 or > > 1202 willfully and for purposes of commercial advantage or private > > financial gain -(1) shall be fined not more than $500,000 or imprisoned > > for not more than 5 years, or both, for the first offense..." > > > > Does this mean that if you are a private researcher, and > reverse-engineered something for fun or the challenge, you escape the > clutches of this law?
You may be able to escape the *criminal* clutches of this law. But you might still be sued under 17 USC 1203, which provides for seriously frightening statutory damages (as well as actual damages). -matt --------------------------------------------------------------------- The Cryptography Mailing List Unsubscribe by sending "unsubscribe cryptography" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]