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Ask Prof. Felten About DMCA's Effects
Princeton Computer Science Professor Edward W. Felten has been mentioned and quoted frequently on Slashdot, usually about DMCA matters and, more recently, about new state laws that may make it illegal to use "unapproved" networking devices, VPNs or firewalls with your home or office Internet connection. Please avoid questions that can be answered by reading the pages linked to here or with a bit of Google research. We'll post Prof. Felten's answers to 10 of the highest-moderated questions as soon as he has time to answer them.
Yeah, it's crouching up on $36k+ by now, but did that actually warrant a name change?
What measures are YOU taking to cope with the unholy convergence of 04/01 and Troll Tuesday?
Is there a bombshelter strong enough?
How do you feel about RUN DMC? Were they influential in any ways aside from naming choices?
There are some odd things afoot now, in the Villa Straylight.
Does your cat's breath smell like cat food?
You are waaay overreacting.
Given that the things we need to do in our jobs will be illegal in a couple of years
What exactly do you do at your job that will be illegal in a couple of years?
Good quote, too many chars. Seriously, the slashdot 120 char limit sucks!
This is the credo that I live by: When you've got nothin, you got nothin to lose.
Why do you think that crime is so bad in the slums? It's because three hots and a cot isn't all that bad compared to what they had before.
Plus all the but sex you can handle, and if you work out enough, you'll get to give it too!