Jarmo Lundgren wrote:
> 
> >  These people are so desperate to retain control that in
> >  the guise of maintaining copyright they are, in effect,
> >  destroying free speech as we know it."
> 
> The writer continues saying that the DeCSS (*) versus Hollywood case
> is ridiculous. The author of the program hasn't made anything illegal.
> Or if he _has_ done (if the outcome of the trial is, that he has
> committed a crime), then also VCR's are illegal, because you
> potentially could maybe make illegal copies of some copyrighted
> material with a video recorder. Internet is illegal. Lending cd's to
> your friend would be considered illegal, because your friend _might_
> make illegal copies of it.

unauthorized lending is prohibited, it says on the cd's

let's hack all the worlds computers and replace copyright with copyleft 

"s/copyright/copyleft/" -sakke
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