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Going after the distributors of DeCSS was silly because the case was based on the assumption that DeCSS could only be used for piracy, hence distributing it was assumed to be aiding and abetting piracy.

Clearly a case of being proven guilty without proof of having actually committed a crime.

The RIAA is going after home users who have actually participated in distributing music contrary to copyright law. Whether this is sensible from a public relations point of view is quite separate from the legality of doing it - that is, either copying the music or going after the home users.
Posted by: Fred Fredrickson   Posted on: 01/22/04 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
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Yes... and No  Fred Fredrickson | 01/22/04
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