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China Faces Piracy Suit Over Censorship Software

Posted by kdawson on from the green-dam-blues dept.

angry tapir writes "Web software filtering vendor CyberSitter has filed a $2.2B lawsuit against the Chinese government, two Chinese software makers, and seven major computer manufacturers for their distribution of Green Dam Youth Escort, a controversial Web filtering package the Chinese government had mandated to be installed on computers sold there. Researchers at the University of Michigan found that Green Dam copied code from CyberSitter."

2 of 113 comments (clear)

  1. Re:They may have solved the puzzle... by maxume · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Sure seems like there is a fair chance of it.

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    Nerd rage is the funniest rage.
  2. Re:Really? by LostCluster · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Let me Wikipedia that for you...

    It's not a perfect defense, but it is in many cases a excuse to end a case that the Feds or 50 States don't want to argue out.