Elcomsoft Case Will Proceed

An Anonymous Coward writes "Reuters, via the NY Times (free registration required) reports that Elcomsoft's final motions to dismiss were denied. Apparently code *is* protected speech, but... not protected from the DMCA. But most interesting to me was this part: 'The DMCA does not eliminate fair use or substantially impair the fair use rights of anyone,' the judge wrote in a 35-page opinion. 'The fair user may find it more difficult to engage in certain fair uses with regard to electronic books, but nevertheless, fair use is still available.' The EFF has the whole scoop as usual." There's a Wired story about the decision, and the judge's order is available.

Comments

Re:Prior work

[mancxvi]

dude u made my mom think i gay u fuckin fuck....... go suck a fuck...... i mean come on who post software like that sure its open sorce.

Nike watches and waits....

[n4zgl]

Imagine a beowulf cluster of lawyers...oh wait ;)

Re:References - copyright, fair use, free speech

[BluSkreen]

Seth, they fuck boys like you in prison....

Think about that....

Re:huge potential for appeal (sliding OT)

[KjetilK]

Yep, that's a good point. BTW, it is exactly what happens in Norway for students. In local elections, students didn't untill recently have the right to vote where they wanted, they could only vote where their parents lived. Since there are only four universities in Norway, there are quite few students living nearby their parents while they study, and consquently, they do not have voting rights where they live. Which means that effectively, most students do not have voting rights in local elections.

That was untill recently: They just changed the law, so that you can vote where you live, but if you do, you waive the right to have travel scholarships. Before, you could get a few bucks to travel home and visit your parents once a year. But if you vote, you loose that money. And with the costs of travel, that is very significant. But of course, some people may afford to travel on their own budget, but at the same time, they decided that students will no longer get discounts on state-sponsored trains. Wow.

The issue is of course that politicians are scared shitless of the possibility that students get voting rights. About 1/5 of Oslo's population are students, but only 1/30 are voters. So, if students got voting rights, they would actually have to listen to students, and that is obviously quite scary.