[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 :
| 
| > 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." ;-)
| 
| -- 
| ragOO
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