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In VIRUS-L, V3-I29, Todd Hooper (<CHOOPER@acad.cut.oz>) writes:

> What possible technique could you use
> to make it illegal 'illegal to own or transmit virus code '? "

Well, how about some reliable organisation (the CERT, for example)
registering the source code under copyright laws ? Is virus code
considered as public domain software ? I wouldn't think so ! If the
source was copyright, then anyone having an unauthorized copy of it
would be in illegality. In fact, one might even say that the virus
itself is illegal on the grounds that it copies itself without
authorization. Anybody who feel they *NEED* to keep the source in
their possession should then also register or ask for authorization
from the organisation holding the copyright.

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