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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."

3 of 652 comments (clear)

  1. Re:Region Codes by Mr_Dyqik · · Score: 5, Informative

    You go to a shop in almost any country in Europe, and buy a DVD player that has been hacked by the shop or the manufacturer. It can actually be quite difficult to find a DVD player that isn't region free, particularly at the cheap end of the market.

  2. Re:Is it really illegal? by Bruce+Perens · · Score: 5, Informative
    No, I am not a lawyer. I do know a lot of good ones.

    Bruce

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    Bruce Perens.
  3. Re:Civil disobedience and money by Bruce+Perens · · Score: 5, Informative
    I did not discuss this with anyone at HP. Most of my Free Software activism is done representing myself or SPI, and not HP.

    Bruce

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    Bruce Perens.