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SunnComm Reconsiders Lawsuit Threat

Posted by michael on from the shift-keys-now-a-okay dept.

The Importance of writes "SunnComm, which yesterday had threatened to sue Alex Halderman for writing a report critical of SunnComm's MediaMax CD3 DRM technology, has now backed off that threat. 'I don't want to be the guy that creates any kind of chilling effect on research,' SunnComm's CEO Peter Jacobs said."

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  1. Translation by fallen1 · · Score: 1, Troll

    I don't want to be the guy going to jail for being fscking stupid. And I don't want to pay this kid more than I'll make in my lifetime when he countersues - I read /. too.

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  2. Why are they backing off? by egg+troll · · Score: 0, Troll

    I know it seems petty: Just a shift key. But the student did make it a goal to circumvent the copy protection on this device. This makes him guilty under the DMCA. Simply because it was trivially implemented is no reason to back off: someone who steals a candybar is prosecuted with as much vigor as someone who steals a car.

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  3. Re:I'm disappointed.. .sorta by TaraByte · · Score: 0, Troll

    On the other hand, I'm glad the kid isn't going to get shafted by this.

    in this case he may have gotten shifted.

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