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Bruce Perens Plans On-Stage DMCA Violation

Posted by timothy on from the performance-art dept.

cyber_rigger writes: "From this article at infoworld Bruce Perens said he plans to break the DMCA during a presentation on digital rights management (DRM) Friday afternoon at the O'Reilly Open Source Convention in San Diego. Technically, under the DMCA, Perens' explanation of the technology makes him liable for a fine of US$500,000. You have to admire his spirit."

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  1. Definition of Spirit in this case by flipflapflopflup · · Score: 4, Funny

    Spirit (noun)
    The coming together of balls and stupidity.

  2. My question for Mr. Perens by devphil · · Score: 4, Funny
    [...]similar to the case with Felten, because the presentation will occur at a conference that is charging attendees, both Perens and the show organizers could be subject to criminal charges in addition to a fine.

    [...]

    Perens said he is making a habit out of testing the limits of the DMCA, mainly to show just how trivial most DRM technologies are. Last year at the O'Reilly conference, he delivered a presentation during which he showed attendees the slides that got Sklyarov arrested.

    Damn, Bruce, how do you walk with balls that big?

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    You cannot apply a technological solution to a sociological problem. (Edwards' Law)
    1. Re:My question for Mr. Perens by warmcat · · Score: 4, Funny

      I have only slightly smaller balls than that, and I am able to walk because my wife keeps them in a jar.

    2. Re:My question for Mr. Perens by darien · · Score: 3, Funny

      I think secretly Perens wants to be the hero of the anti-DMCA movement.

      If this is how he goes about his secret plans, God help us if he ever decides to do anything overt!

  3. Spirit? by mccalli · · Score: 5, Funny
    Technically, under the DMCA, Perens' explanation of the technology makes him liable for a fine of US$500,000. You have to admire his spirit.

    Never mind the spirit. You have to admire his bank balance...

    Cheers,
    Ian

  4. And after the presentation... by CLIT · · Score: 5, Funny

    He'll put on his Village People outfit and sing "It's fun to violate the D-M-C-A!".

    Good luck. I hope he gets further than Sklyarov.

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  5. Where do I send the money? by Sly+Mongoose · · Score: 5, Funny

    OK, I suppose half a million of us will all have to chip in a buck to bail his arse out of Jug. So where do I send the dollar?

  6. Magic Marker Time by alanjstr · · Score: 5, Funny

    Why do I have a strong feeling he's just going to use a black marker on an audio cd?

  7. Re:If they don't shut him up first. by White+Shade · · Score: 4, Funny

    I can just see it now ...

    "Man arrested, jailed, charged for Posession of 6lbs of illegal DVD Player, street value $500,000 or more, as well as assorted paraphernalia" ...

    sounds a bit dodgy to me

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    ìì!
  8. revolution! by Vodak · · Score: 3, Funny

    What he thinks will happen...
    1. He will be arrested in a massive arrest were he will be beat by the police for breaking the DMCA

    2. We will become a political prisonor and the geeks of the worlds will unit in a rage.

    3. In protest the IT workers of the world will stop doing thier jobs and start hacking the systems they work for crippling the systems of the world.

    4. The world now in chaos from geek rage will fold to any and all of the silly geek deamdns including the head of Bill gates.

    5. World Peace.

    What will happen....
    1. People will point at him and giggle.