[Fsf-friends] Re: [LIG] [OT] Sarovar, Fairplay, Apple
Anand Babu
ab@gnu.org.in
Mon Apr 19 22:32:20 IST 2004
Will I have Internet access inside the Jail :-/
-ab
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| AB :
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| > 4) What legal implications I will face, If I contribute to this
| > project while I am in the US?
|
| If one follows the Slashdot discussions, it becomes evident that the
| punishment that the US Govt. gives if a US citizen writes free code
| which violates the DMCA is 5 years in the clinker.
|
| The first thing that might happen is that you will lose your job. Later
| on we may see in the newspapers "An Indian programmer working in the US
| arrested for writing code which violates the DMCA for helping remove the
| DRM restrictions on an Apple iPod. May face 5 years in jail and
| punitive damages of US $1 million."
|
| SourceForge hosted by VA Linux owned by California Digital. Kaput!
|
| "Senior professional who was working for CDC searching for immediate
| placement -- Contact Jaine, Bangalore 0XX-34533ELITE." ;-)
|
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| ragOO
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