Drsolly wrote:

> > For copyright infringement?  Well, kinda -- specifically under the 
> > DMCA.  Pointing out that ROT13 is not really an "effective" encryption 
> > mechanism with which to "secure" copyrighted digital content is itself 
> > NOT allowed under the DMCA (showing what a shitty little piece of law 
> > it really is -- it's a law so bad it has to make some forms of 
> > potential criticism of it illegal).
>  
> Sometimes, I wear a different hat, which acts as a way of changing my 
> usual (copyright) appearance. If someone suggests removing my 
> hat, might they fall foul of this hilarious US law?

_If_ you calimed the hat was a cryptographic device intended to make 
unauthorized copying of your image more difficult, I suspect the answer 
is "quite possibly"...


Regards,

Nick FitzGerald

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