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

[Michael Holmes <maholmes@xxxxxxxxxx>]

please let me know, I'd like to read it.

Mike

On Sun, 14 May 2000, you wrote:
> 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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