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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. 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

  2. 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.

    --

    CLIT. Are you a memb

  3. 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?

  4. 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?