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DeCSS Loses Free Speech Shield
JohnGrahamCumming writes "BusinessWeek/CNET is reporting that the California Supreme Court has ruled that 'a Web publisher could be barred from posting DVD-copying code online without infringing on his free speech rights.' They also say that 'the state Supreme Court ruled that property and trade secrets rights outranked free speech rights in this case.'" According to the article, this "...overturned an earlier decision that said blocking Web publishers from posting the controversial piece of software called DeCSS, which can be used to help decrypt and copy DVDs, would violate their First Amendment rights."
Welcome to the new world order.
All Your Base Are Belong To US --U.S. DoJ
If anyone in the Linux community could help me with my installation question, I would be much obliged. I am unable to extract the Redhat installation CDs from my rectum after an all-night installation and cramming session! What is the standard procedure for rectifying (no pun intended) this probably very common problem within the Linux community?
If you receive any resistance or errors, repeat the procedure from the beginning.
Be confident in you're ability to get first post. You appear to be good at it. But, since you put the "nope" comment in there, I must present you with the appropriate chiding: YOU FAIL IT!
Okay, I've followed your suggestions... Owww gawwwddd!!!
....yipe... reformat! Can you now recommend a good formatting utility and hemorrhoidal cream??!!
I think my colon is going to need a
dull noted!
seeing how you failed to troll or mod me flamebait, and your other comments seem to show intelligent life behind the keyboard, you'll be friended! here, have a cookie.
oooh shiny..!
I[n] Denmark we have something called "Grundloven" (translates to something like "the basic law"). NOTHING can surpass what's written in this law. I sure hope that's the case too with your constitution...
In America we have something called GroundLovin'... I'd imagine this is similar... although you can get arrested for it here.
Nor was a dictionary, as is obvious in your case.
Despite popular opinion, some things aren't funny to joke about.
Doug Alcorn
... BEFORE inserting CD #2.
And be glad that you never had to install Slackware from 47 floppies.
California implode?
Now what would lead you to think that's going to happen?
It wouldn't be our current gubernatorial circus, would it?
It certainly couldn't be our collection of fine thrust, subduction, and displacement faults throughout the state.
It couldn't be the current national Administration's "fuck 'em, they didn't vote for me, so let 'em use candles!" energy policy.
It wouldn't have anything to do with corrupt local politicians in every major city, would it?
It doesn't have anything to do with chronic overdevelopment? Pollution? Overpopulation? Gutting of the educational system? Overwhelming domination of franchises? Precipitous decline of the middle class? Bursting of the dot-com, aerospace, and biotech bubbles? Exorbitant housing prices?
Hm? What? What would lead you to think there's implosion danger here?
Eloi, Eloi, lema sabachtani?
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