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The Long Reach Of The Law

Posted by Hemos on from the reaching-and-touching-someone dept.

Anonymous Coward writes "Think legal jurisdictions mean anything? Apparently not if it involves copying DVDs. Matthew Pavlovich, who isn't a resident of California, has just had an Appellate Court decision go against him in that state -- he is exposed to prosecution. Read all about it..."

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  1. What about outside America? by thebitninja · · Score: 2, Interesting
    Does this mean that I can be done by Californian law for posting DeCSS in New Zealand. What about anyone getting done under Afganistan law for just about anything. Is it just me or is this whole situation with regard to IP, Encryption, Hacking and other such knee jerk reactions by the establishment getting way out of control. I guess it shows how hard the entrenched powerbase will try to hang onto it's eroding power base.

    This cannot go on like this indefinately... can it?