On Wed, 6 Dec 2006, Nick FitzGerald wrote: > Brian Loe wrote: > > > Were you arrested? Camera confiscated? If so, what were the charges? > > > > Btw folks, who has a story of someone being arrested - or even > > harassed by the cops - for copyright infringement? I've heard of court > > orders against the infringers, law suits and such, but never anyone > > being arrested. > > Skylarov (sp?). > > In the US? Yes. > > A non-US citizen? Yes. > > Arrested? Yes. > > By the cops? Ummmm -- it was at immigration/customs so maybe NOT by > the police?? > > For copyright infringement? Well, kinda -- specifically under the > DMCA. Pointing out that ROT13 is not really an "effective" encryption > mechanism with which to "secure" copyrighted digital content is itself > NOT allowed under the DMCA (showing what a shitty little piece of law > it really is -- it's a law so bad it has to make some forms of > potential criticism of it illegal). Sometimes, I wear a different hat, which acts as a way of changing my usual (copyright) appearance. If someone suggests removing my hat, might they fall foul of this hilarious US law?
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