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HP Uses DMCA To Quash Vulnerability Publication

Posted by Hemos on from the beat-'em-down-with-a-stick dept.

Several readers wrote to note the fact that HP has evidently threatened to use the DMCA and computer crime laws against SnoSoft who have found a security flaw in Tru64. The quote from the HP VP is that the accused "could be fined up to $500,000 and imprisoned for up to five years."

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  1. Tell HP's CEO what you think! by Arcturax · · Score: 5, Informative

    Email their president and CEO from this page!

    Tell her in NICE non flaming tones why you feel what they are doing is wrong. Explain that this kind of action makes you unwilling to buy any more products from them.

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    --Won't that be grand? Computers and the programs will start thinking and the people will stop. - Dr. Walter Gibbs
  2. Re:Bruce Perens by Bruce+Perens · · Score: 5, Informative
    I don't know, but I am not happy to hear this at all. And if it's true, I'll take them to task for it. This is the first I've heard of the whole thing.

    Bruce

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    Bruce Perens.
  3. Re:Bruce Perens by Bruce+Perens · · Score: 5, Informative
    By the way, my phone is 510-526-1165, if you feel the need to talk about this. I leave that line off the hook when I don't want calls, but it's available most of the day.

    Bruce

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    Bruce Perens.