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Article #3254Legality of Cracking Videocipher (was 'This is Stupid)
From: Elric of Imrryr
Date: Thu, 04 Dec 1986 07:29
Date: Thu, 04 Dec 1986 07:29
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In article <12256@watnot.UUCP> Colin Plumb writes:
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>P.P.S. Probably the scheme involves some modifications to an existing
>Videocipher box - in which case instructions for making the modification
>shouldn't be any more illegal than posting diffs for copyrighted source -
>probably less, since the box doesn't come with any sort of licensing agreement!
I think in some states there are laws against the transmission of plans
to illegally recieve a satellite service. I think Mass. might be one
of the states that has such a law. I remember such a thing coming up
once in net.video. Anyone in misc.legal know?
brad
Lunatic Labs @ Csustan
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Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!mnetor!seismo!lll-crg!lll-lcc!csustan!elric From: elric@csustan.UUCP (Elric of Imrryr) Newsgroups: sci.crypt,misc.legal Subject: Legality of Cracking Videocipher (was 'This is Stupid) Message-ID: <313@csustan.UUCP> Date: Thu, 4-Dec-86 02:29:41 EST Article-I.D.: csustan.313 Posted: Thu Dec 4 02:29:41 1986 Date-Received: Thu, 4-Dec-86 06:07:27 EST Reply-To: elric@csustan.UUCP (Elric of Imrryr) Organization: Lunatic Laboratories Unltd. Lines: 19