] "The DMCA is one of those laws that limits criminal
] prosecutions to willful violations. In other words,
] Congress only wanted violations of the DMCA to be
] criminal when the person actually knew that they were
] violating the law and did it anyway. Because the San Jose
] jury was not convinced beyond a reasonable doubt that
] ElcomSoft knew they were violating the law, the jury
] acquitted. "

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