This year it will kick off the first Defcon Kids conference for children between eight and 16 to learn the skills of computer hackers, as well as to protect themselves against cyber attacks.
U.S. federal agents plan to use the occasion to size up tech-savvy youngsters who could form the next generation of digital crime-fighters.
Give it a real name like Reed Fisher, and have it claim to be a woman. Then put it in a channel like #gayteensex, and solicit random little boys. It will be indistinguishable from an irc.lightning.net operator. Want an irc challenge? Have it find an EFNet oper that is NOT a transvestite.
It's obvious that they are using the legal bullying not only to set a disturbing precedent, but to also put fear of lawyers into anyone that might dare to post code they don't like.
So let's make this real expensive for them. Everyone who bought a DVD while linux software was 'legal', should file a claim against the vendor in their local small claims court. You bought it in good faith, and now it "Doesn't work anymore" since they chose to outlaw the software you need to play it.
20 thousand suits in backwater towns around the world will give their lawyers something useful to do.
This case demonstrates that freedom AFTER speech is not protected. Many of the defendants in this case are being forced to spend substantial sums just to defend their constitutionally protected right of free speech.
Since it has been demonstrated that when you say something to which a powerful group objects, you may be held accountable for your speech, I offer the following quote and attribution;
"All those companies that have major amounts of content can't afford to have some moron hacker post something because he thinks it's cool."
Claude Stern, Partner, Litigation and Intellectual Property Groups with Fenwick & West
cstern@fenwick.com
650.858.7183
Fax: 650.494.1417
Current Address: 2121 BELLVIEW DR, PALO ALTO, CA 94303-3404
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Telephone Number: 650-813-9272
Wife: Andrea M (Gilbert) Stern
Son: Joshua Solomon Stern
Son: Jacob Stern
Parents: Edith and Arthur Stern of Beverly Hills
Inlaws: Joan and Richard Gilbert of San Francisco
Graduated: University of California, Hastings College of the Law
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This year it will kick off the first Defcon Kids conference for children between eight and 16 to learn the skills of computer hackers, as well as to protect themselves against cyber attacks.
U.S. federal agents plan to use the occasion to size up tech-savvy youngsters who could form the next generation of digital crime-fighters.
Or the next group of suspects...
I wrote the initial post, and I stand by it.
Read the whole thread before flaming;
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/82
Give it a real name like Reed Fisher, and have it claim to be a woman. Then put it in a channel like #gayteensex, and solicit random little boys. It will be indistinguishable from an irc.lightning.net operator. Want an irc challenge? Have it find an EFNet oper that is NOT a transvestite.
http://www.mpaa.org/iisadmin/
These fools don't even realize they are 2 mouse clicks away from having DeCSS source on E:\InetPub\publicsite\anti-piracy
Yes, I do believe they are too naive for this to be a troll.
How about using their own tactics against them?
It's obvious that they are using the legal bullying not only to set a disturbing precedent, but to also put fear of lawyers into anyone that might dare to post code they don't like.
So let's make this real expensive for them. Everyone who bought a DVD while linux software was 'legal', should file a claim against the vendor in their local small claims court. You bought it in good faith, and now it "Doesn't work anymore" since they chose to outlaw the software you need to play it.
20 thousand suits in backwater towns around the world will give their lawyers something useful to do.
http://www.mpaa.org/iisadmin/
This case demonstrates that freedom AFTER speech is not protected. Many of the defendants in this case are being forced to spend substantial sums just to defend their constitutionally protected right of free speech.
Since it has been demonstrated that when you say something to which a powerful group objects, you may be held accountable for your speech, I offer the following quote and attribution;
"All those companies that have major amounts of content can't afford to have some moron hacker post something because he thinks it's cool."
Claude Stern, Partner, Litigation and Intellectual Property Groups with Fenwick & West
cstern@fenwick.com
650.858.7183
Fax: 650.494.1417
Current Address: 2121 BELLVIEW DR, PALO ALTO, CA 94303-3404
Birthyear: 1955
Gender: MALE
Telephone Number: 650-813-9272
Wife: Andrea M (Gilbert) Stern
Son: Joshua Solomon Stern
Son: Jacob Stern
Parents: Edith and Arthur Stern of Beverly Hills
Inlaws: Joan and Richard Gilbert of San Francisco
Graduated: University of California, Hastings College of the Law
www.fenwick.com
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