News Student CD piracy lawsuit dropped

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  1. GreatOldOne

    GreatOldOne Wannabe Martian

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    From the Beeb:

    A software company has dropped a threat to sue a US student who published details on get around anti-piracy technology on a new music CD.

    The company behind the software, SunnComm Technologies, said it did not want to hamper academic research.

    Last week computer science graduate John Halderman showed how to defeat the copy-protection software by pressing a single computer key.

    Several firms are looking at ways to make it harder to share music online.

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    Rejoice! You may now use your shift keys without fear of litigation! ;)

    Though why they even brought the case in the first place - did they ever really stand to win? :eyebrow:
     
    GreatOldOne, 13 Oct 2003
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    I still recon mp3 player compaines should sue music companies for making their CDs anti-copy-able so therefore killing their market.
     
    Guest-16, 13 Oct 2003
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  3. sexykitten

    sexykitten We love Jaz

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    as i said before, this has been tried, but it bought into question the content used on such "devices"
     
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  4. JADS

    JADS Et arma et verba vulnerant

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    Well at least it is a win for common sense.
     
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  5. sexykitten

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    only in the sense that people are less likely to hate them, this is covered in the DMCA anyway so they have the right,
     
    sexykitten, 13 Oct 2003
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