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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. watch out DMCA by dcstimm · · Score: 0, Troll

    I smell gravy cooking!

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  2. Why is this bad? by seven+of+five · · Score: 0, Troll

    I'll admit I'm a little new to this subject. Looking over the comments it seems overwhelmingly against HP. Correct me on this, but didn't snosoft publish information on the vulnerability plus code to exploit it without letting HP know first, and give them a chance to correct it? If somebody figured out how to break into your house and published on the internet and you found out the hard way, wouldn't you be pissed? If I don't have the facts right, please set me straight!