Sklyarov Case Opens Today

weakethics writes "The trial is scheduled to start today in the case of Adobe/DMCA versus Skylarov/Elcomsoft/right-thinking-people everywhere. The SF Chron has a story about it. It quotes a former DOJ attorney about the impact of the DMCA "I don't think it's had the effect that a lot of people have argued it would have -- with a single criminal case in four years." Who obviously (purposefully?) misses the point: it's about intimidation rather than litigation."

Say it with me now...

[phraktyl]

Free Kevin!

Wait, sorry---wrong trial...

Re:First Post!

[awills]

> And sklyarov is spelled wrong - heh

I think you misspelled Dmitry.

Re:Using the DCMA against itself

[Gizzmonic]

I think we should stop using P2P networks and start sharing files by sending specially trained bees which could live in our noses. When stimulated properly, the bee will reveal the byte sequences by doing its hive dance...therefore a swarm of bees descending over your house will actually be the encoding for "...!XXX GOODBLOWJOB.AVI"

in soviet russia

[Anonymous Coward]

in soviet russia the copy protection breaks you!

Right thinking people?

[croftj]

The trial is scheduled to start today in the case of Adobe/DMCA versus Skylarov/Elcomsoft/right-thinking-people everywhere. The SF Chron has a story about it. It quotes a former DOJ attorney about the impact of the DMCA "I don't think it's had the effect that a lot of people have argued it would have -- with a single criminal case in four years." Who obviously (purposefully?) misses the point: it's about intimidation rather than litigation."


Do you realy need to be left handed to dislike the DMCA? I mean I know that left handers are the only ones in their right mind, but truely even left brained people can see the flaws of the DMCA.

Or does this have to do with Conservative vs. liberal views?

Re: Using the DCMA against itself

[aktbar]

Rhubard is right -- this won't do it. You need to do something a little more involved.

First, you do what pubjames suggested -- encrypt your files strongly and share them via P2P. Be sure to put something to which you own the copyright in each file (a small image of a tree or something like that)!

Second, give instructions for finding the password on your web site. The URL you put in should point to a click-through where you promise you are not a law enforcement agent (DMCA has a law-enforcement exclusion that this will close off).

That click-through will take you to a page where you have the password. The password should also be encrypted, but very badly. I suggest rot13. This page gives permission to decrypt the password only to individuals wishing to view content for their personal pleasure.

Law enforcement agents can't look at the page because of the click-through (otherwise it's "entrapment"). I'm not sure that this is true in an on-line context, so don't blame me if it goes wrong!

Any geek worth their salt will be able to tell that the password is rot13 and have access to the content. If someone from the **AA "decrypts" it, they've violated the DMCA.

I wouldn't try this myself, but it *might* work!