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ACM vs. RIAA

Posted by Hemos on from the battle-to-the-last dept.

stinkbomb writes "The venerable Association for Computing Machinery has posted a legal brief on it's site regarding Felten vs. RIAA. The ACM position is: 'ACM believes that the application of any law to limit the freedom to publish research on computer technology will impose a cost not only on ACM's members, but also on the academic community, the process of scientific discourse, and society in general.'"

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  1. The MPAA and the ACM by SmokeABong · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    The MPAA and the ACM really don't matter to me that much after I smoke a lot of puffy, sticky, dank buds. MPAA = Marijuana People Around America ACM = All Cool, Marijuana Yeah

  2. Re:Good by teatime · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Nice try :-) It takes alot more than that to provoke me :)