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Court: Programming languages covered by First Amendment

New MessageCourt: Programming languages covered by First Amendment (modified 0 times) nerdo
"A federal appeals court today cleared the way for a law professor to post previously banned encryption software on the Internet, finding that computer code qualifies as speech protected by the First Amendment."

"A three-judge appellate panel in Cleveland put the matter to rest this morning after finding that computer programming languages are forms of expression that warrant First Amendment protections."

http://cnet.com/news/0-1005-200-1641004.html

This may open all Linux source code, and anything you may write under QNX -hint hint- to be protected under the 1st.

Could a BIOS "patching mod" flash program be in the works? Downloadable from a browser, into a certian 16MB "drive"?

04-04-2000 22:15:57

New MessageRE:Court: Programming languages covered by First Amendment (modified 0 times) Medvitz
This being the case, the lawsuit vs. DeCSS might have a few less teeth.
04-09-2000 11:12:22

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