Author: JT Smith
The Register reports that 17 professors from prestigious computer science programs have “in support of the quarterly hackers
magazine, 2600 Magazine, which is currently embroiled in a legal battle over
DeCSS, a program that decrypts data on DVDs.” The professors, “from MIT, Princeton, Stanford and Carnegie Mellon University,
among others, have stated their opposition to the ruling …
They claim that computer code is a form of free speech, and as such is protected by
the First Amendment.”
magazine, 2600 Magazine, which is currently embroiled in a legal battle over
DeCSS, a program that decrypts data on DVDs.” The professors, “from MIT, Princeton, Stanford and Carnegie Mellon University,
among others, have stated their opposition to the ruling …
They claim that computer code is a form of free speech, and as such is protected by
the First Amendment.”
