NODE 4f173c6cRe: Dr. Dobbs Cryptography and Security CD-ROM
nobody@REPLAY.COM (Anonymous)Mon, 7 Jul 1997 23:30:23 +0800
On Mon, 7 Jul 1997, Dr.Dimitri Vulis KOTM wrote:
> Mike <Michael.Johnson@mejl.com> writes:
> > You mean that it would be fine for foreigners to copy and sell the CD, but
> > not to put it on the net? Well, copyright law being what it is, makes this
> > a bit tricky. An ftp administrator have never been sentenced for copyright
> > violation (please correct me if I'm wrong),
>
> An MIT student named Lamachhia(sp?) reportedly operated a warez FTP archive.
> He got arrested and charged with something irrelevant (wire fraud??).
The case against him was lost.
NODE 7a859e94Re: Dr. Dobbs Cryptography and Security CD-ROM
dlv@bwalk.dm.com (Dr.Dimitri Vulis KOTM)Tue, 8 Jul 1997 07:39:17 +0800
nobody@REPLAY.COM (Anonymous) writes:
> On Mon, 7 Jul 1997, Dr.Dimitri Vulis KOTM wrote:
>
> > Mike <Michael.Johnson@mejl.com> writes:
> > > You mean that it would be fine for foreigners to copy and sell the CD, bu
> > > not to put it on the net? Well, copyright law being what it is, makes thi
> > > a bit tricky. An ftp administrator have never been sentenced for copyrigh
> > > violation (please correct me if I'm wrong),
> >
> > An MIT student named Lamachhia(sp?) reportedly operated a warez FTP archive
> > He got arrested and charged with something irrelevant (wire fraud??).
>
> The case against him was lost.
I was studying up on his case just the other day and wasn't sure
if it was all over. The DA fucked up by charging him with something
totally irrelevant and not copyright violations.
---
Dr.Dimitri Vulis KOTM
Brighton Beach Boardwalk BBS, Forest Hills, N.Y.: +1-718-261-2013, 14.4Kbps
NODE c4151a96Re: Dr. Dobbs Cryptography and Security CD-ROM
Declan McCullagh <declan@pathfinder.com>Tue, 8 Jul 1997 10:36:51 +0800
I revisited the LaMacchia case in an article recently:
http://cgi.pathfinder.com/netly/opinion/0,1042,1107,00.html
-Declan
On Mon, 7 Jul 1997, Dr.Dimitri Vulis KOTM wrote:
> nobody@REPLAY.COM (Anonymous) writes:
>
> > On Mon, 7 Jul 1997, Dr.Dimitri Vulis KOTM wrote:
> >
> > > Mike <Michael.Johnson@mejl.com> writes:
> > > > You mean that it would be fine for foreigners to copy and sell the CD, bu
> > > > not to put it on the net? Well, copyright law being what it is, makes thi
> > > > a bit tricky. An ftp administrator have never been sentenced for copyrigh
> > > > violation (please correct me if I'm wrong),
> > >
> > > An MIT student named Lamachhia(sp?) reportedly operated a warez FTP archive
> > > He got arrested and charged with something irrelevant (wire fraud??).
> >
> > The case against him was lost.
>
> I was studying up on his case just the other day and wasn't sure
> if it was all over. The DA fucked up by charging him with something
> totally irrelevant and not copyright violations.
>
> ---
>
> Dr.Dimitri Vulis KOTM
> Brighton Beach Boardwalk BBS, Forest Hills, N.Y.: +1-718-261-2013, 14.4Kbps
>
>