I don't think this has anything at all to do with IMail, or with e-mail, or with messaging platforms, or - for that matter - with the Internet. People who commit intellectual property theft - or facilitate such acts by others - deserve what they get. You know, I think our Constitution is under attack from the corruption in the White House, but I don't burden my fellow IMail admins with those opinions. In return, please don't burden me with this left-wing, socialist, give-us-money-or-the-world-will-implode crap from the EFF. Unless, of course, you'd like to receive some forwarded newsletters from the NRA... For my 2 cents, I say keep these messages off the list. -- *********************************** Jordan Dorf President/CEO TeraLynx Consulting Partners, LLC (602) 234-6586 http://www.teralynx.net *********************************** on 1/26/00 4:55 PM, Digifilm at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Folks, > > The movie industry is using their muscle to intimidate coders. I hope this > post is relevant to us. > > Debdoot > > >> X-Sender: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Date: Wed, 26 Jan 2000 15:31:08 -0800 >> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> From: debdoot das <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> Subject: Fwd: MPAA Continues Intimidation Campaign; Police Raid Home of >> Norwegian Linux Coder >> >>> Mailing-List: contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]; run by ezmlm >>> Delivered-To: mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> Delivered-To: moderator for [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> Date: Wed, 26 Jan 2000 11:29:19 -0500 (EST) >>> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> From: Cyber Rights <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>> Subject: MPAA Continues Intimidation Campaign; Police Raid Home of >>> Norwegian Linux Coder >>> >>> EFFector Vol. 13, No. 1 Jan. 25, 2000 [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> >>> A Publication of the Electronic Frontier Foundation ISSN 1062-9424 >>> >>> IN THE 149th ISSUE OF EFFECTOR (now with over 21,000 subscribers!): >>> >>> * MPAA Continues Intimidation Campaign Against Open Source Software >>> Community >>> + Police Raid Home of Norwegian Linux Coder >>> + WHAT YOU CAN DO >>> + Links to More Information >>> * Administrivia >>> >>> For more information on EFF activities & alerts: http://www.eff.org >>> _________________________________________________________________ >>> >>> >>> MPAA Continues Intimidation Campaign Against Open Source Software Community >>> >>> Police Raid Home of Norwegian Linux Coder >>> >>> The home of sixteen-year-old Jon Johansen, who was among the first to >>> post the DeCSS program that allows users to view DVDs on computers >>> using non-Windows or Macintosh operating systems, was raided yesterday >>> in Larvik, Norway and his computer and cellular telephone seized by >>> police. >>> >>> The police were acting at the behest of the motion picture industry as >>> part of the industry's attempt to suppress discussion and distribution >>> of DVD-viewing software developed outside of the industry's licensing >>> regime to prevent the free availability of such software. >>> >>> Both Johansen and his father, who operated the website on which the >>> teen posted the code, were questioned at length by the police and have >>> been threatened with indictment for posting the code, which the motion >>> picture industry dubiously claims was created illegally and promotes >>> piracy. Legal analysis of Norwegian copyright and computer crime laws >>> suggests the charges would not stick; the action appears intended to >>> harass and frighten. >>> >>> This action is in addition to three lawsuits filed by the Motion >>> Picture Association of America and the DVD Content Control Association >>> and their overlapping membership, in California, New York and >>> Connecticut against numerous individuals and organizations including >>> coders, journalists and an ISP. EFF's legal staff, aided by some of >>> the nation's top attorneys in copyright law, are vigorously defending >>> those named in the suits, to support the rights of individuals to >>> legally develop, post, and discuss software. >>> >>> "The motion picture industry is using its substantial resources to >>> intimidate the technical community into surrendering their rights of >>> free expression and fair use of information", said Tara Lemmey, >>> President of the Electronic Frontier Foundation. "These actions are a >>> wake-up call for the open-source software community. The process of >>> reverse-engineering and public posting and commenting of code that the >>> MPAA is attempting to suppress is fundamental to the development of >>> open source software as well as being constitutionally-protected >>> speech." >>> >>> EFF plans to assist the Johansen family and has already contacted >>> several experts in European copyright law to involve them in the case. >>> >>> For more information and background material on the MPAA/DVDCCA >>> crusade to censor free speech and innovation under the smokescreen of >>> preventing piracy, visit EFF's Campaign for Audiovisual Free >>> Expression ( http://www.eff.org/cafe ) or follow some of the links >>> below. >>> >>> >>> >>> WHAT YOU CAN DO >>> >>> Support EFF by making a special donation. The movie industry is >>> clearly trying to spread us thin and make us expend all our resources. >>> They've filed three lawsuits, generated one bogus criminal >>> investigation, and will almost certainly do more -- hoping to spend us >>> out of the way. Please don't let that happen. EFF is the only >>> organization fighting this legal battle against big money and >>> corporate arrogance. We need your help! You can make a donation via >>> our secure Web site (just fill in the donation section of our >>> membership form, and please become a member, too!) You can also send a >>> check, or even donate stock. 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