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To: Peter V who wrote (48065)	12/29/1999 12:56:00 PM
From: Manuel Vizcaya	Respond to of 50808

Chinese presence at Consumer Electronics Show. eet.com

To: Peter V who wrote (48065)	12/29/1999 3:57:00 PM
From: Stoctrash	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 50808

I just added more HLIT at 96...call me crazy...!! btw..QCOM who?? whow!

To: Peter V who wrote (48065)	12/29/1999 8:42:00 PM
From: BillyG	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 50808

PeterV, I don't think there's a definite answer to your trade secret question. The Mormon Church won its case (it may have been a copyright issue) after one of its "secret" books was posted on the internet. The lawsuit you posted has some great links. Here is one of them below: devzero.org Once again, the grim hand of capitalism is trying to wipe out independant thought and freedom to share information. The author of DeCSS has removed his work from distribution, under threat from lawyers representing the "film industry". Listen, lawyers, and those you represent: This is none of your concern. The horse has been let out, and you are now trying to close the barn door. You made a mistake and picked a very weak encryption scheme, and now are trying to cover your tracks by bringing your biggest weapon, the team of trained weasels you call lawyers, to bear on creative individuals. This is information. It is not an attempt to violate your copyrights. It is not an affront to your intellectual property. And it will be distributed. You cannot stop it. You can silence one, but not all. There is a lesson you have not yet learned: Your hard taught business tactics from the age of men and muscle will not work in our world. We are smarter than you. We are more flexible than you. You will lose The disputed code is available here. Download it, and share with everyone you can. Post your own mirrors. They can silence one, but they cannot silence all. This is our right, our freedom, and they will not take it from us. You can also get some source from the LiVid project which is based on this Feel free to email me at fuckthelaywers@devzero.org if you mirror this code and want me to list you here, or have any other comments. Click on the link above for more........