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On Thu, 2004-06-10 at 17:44, Chris Bainbridge wrote: |
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> I do not understand this concern regarding the legality of the xbox gentoo |
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> effort. Can you state specifically what your concerns are, and which laws you |
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> think are being broken? |
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Disseminating *any* means of bypassing the "copy protection" or the |
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security features of the Xbox are illegal in the United States thanks to |
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the DCMA. As an American citizen you definitely won't see me signing |
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off on *any* official Xbox release, as there is the possibility that *I* |
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may be held liable. |
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> btw, IBM *may* have added some derivative code to the linux kernel. Using your |
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> argument, should we remove the kernel sources pending outcome of the court |
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> case? |
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Allegations of wrongdoing are one thing. Blatantly breaking a low, even |
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an unjustified and stupid law, is still highly illegal. |
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Chris Gianelloni |
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Release Engineering QA Manager/Games Developer |
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Gentoo Linux |
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Is your power animal a penguin? |
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