On Thu, Jan 04, 2007 at 06:04:21PM +1100, Andrew Donnellan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > AFAIK, in many jurisdictions, in regards to copyright circumvention it > is often determined on the basis of 'is there any commercially viable > legal use?' rather than 'is there any legal use?'. Did anyone > *actually* use the program for legal purposes? > > Of course, as you mention the trial is not done yet, and if he's let > off that should set a good precedent.
But if he's not, that would set a very bad one. And in a country where the acquittal rate is below 1%[1]... Anyways, there a huge load of programs, starting with tools provided in a standard Windows environment, that can be used for copyright infringment or other illegal affairs. Should we just put all computer programmers to prison ? Mike 1. http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=259848 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]