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Salon.com | The copyright cops strike again by Rattle at 12:46 am EDT, Apr 15, 2003 |
Salon coverage of the chilling events at Interz0ne this weekend. ] Two researchers at a computer security conference are ] served cease-and-desist orders moments before they're ] scheduled to speak. ] Instead of the scheduled discussion, several hundred ] conference attendees were read the cease-and-desist ] letter, said Scott Milliken, an attendee. Attendees ] said they saw the case as a clear infringement on the ] First Amendment rights of the two students, and they ] contacted the Electronic Frontier Foundation and ] Lawrence Lessig, a Stanford law professor who ] specializes in copyright issues, seeking advice on ] what to do next. ] "We're concerned right off the bat when we hear of ] speakers at a conference being served with a [temporary ] restraining order] moments before they're supposed to ] speak," said Wendy Seltzer, an attorney at the EFF. ] "It's the kind of thing that makes us nervous." ] One attendee at the conference -- an engineer who goes ] by the name "Decius" -- said that after the ] cease-and-desist letter was read to the group, "a few ] of us got up and decided that the best thing that we ] could do was to make as many people aware of what ] happened as possible. In addition to contacting the ] press, several individuals said they wished to contact ] universities using the system to say they were unhappy ] to hear it was not secure and were unhappy to hear that ] the company was behaving in this manner." ] ] Decius added: "We live in a society in which we are ] increasingly dependent on this high-tech infrastructure ] which our lives are arranged around, and if we can't take ] these things apart and understand how they work, then I ] think we have a very serious threat to our freedom." |
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RE: Salon.com | The copyright cops strike again by Elonka at 9:53 am EDT, Apr 15, 2003 |
How many attendees were at Interz0ne this year? |
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The copyright cops strike again by Dolemite at 12:41 am EDT, Apr 15, 2003 |
Instead of the scheduled discussion, several hundred conference attendees were read the cease-and-desist letter, said Scott Milliken, an attendee. Attendees said they saw the case as a clear infringement on the First Amendment rights of the two students, and they contacted the Electronic Frontier Foundation and Lawrence Lessig, a Stanford law professor who specializes in copyright issues, seeking advice on what to do next. Hey, that's me! Decius added: "We live in a society in which we are increasingly dependent on this high-tech infrastructure which our lives are arranged around, and if we can't take these things apart and understand how they work, then I think we have a very serious threat to our freedom." Hey, I know that guy, too! Dolemite |
The copyright cops strike again by Dr. Nanochick at 12:58 am EDT, Apr 15, 2003 |
Decius added: "We live in a society in which we are increasingly dependent on this high-tech infrastructure which our lives are arranged around, and if we can't take these things apart and understand how they work, then I think we have a very serious threat to our freedom." More info on the Interz0ne incident |
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