bmitchell wrote:
] No, this was a criminal case, not a cival case. The judge
] ruled that jail time was not an appropriate in this case for
] violating the equivilant of their DMCA (article 335.2 of the
] IP code).

Oh, you're right. The text "initiated legal action" appears in all these stories and its a bit confusing as to whether that means "pressed charges" or "filed suit." I suppose it must mean the later as stored refer to a separate civil action. I had assumed it meant the former. My bad.

RE: Publishing exploit code ruled illegal in france