[aclug-L] Re: Have you seen the newest use of the DMCA?

[John Goerzen <jgoerzen@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

You are right.  I believe microsoft does have a case wrt the posting
of their copyrighted material.

However, their going after comments that told how to, of all things,
unzip a file is ludicrous.  I am glad to see andover not caving in
immediately.  I plan to publish an essay on the matter on complete.org
in a few days.

-- John

James <pantherace13@xxxxxxxxx> writes:

> Microsoft seems to have stuck it's hand in a hornet's nest, again.
> 
> Microsoft wants to have Slashdot (If you don't know what slashdot is check
> out "http://slashdot.org"; <- address  ("http:///..org";<- name)) censored. I
> seem to think that that is one of the stupidest things M$ has done. If you
> think about it, even if they are technically correct in the law, they stuck
> their legal tendons into one of the places a lot of open source people go.
> Open source people have already been mad about them subverting another open
> standard, but now this! Well if they do succede in censoring slashdot, let's
> help with a move the slashdot server to Russia, or somewhere.
> 
> James
> 
> 
> 
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