[A83] Re: Me so curious
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[A83] Re: Me so curious
There is a place on the internet (I won't mention the address
lest I corrupt your minds, but it is somewhere on the Detached
Solutions boards) that describes how to use the 0104.exe (is
that correct) app signer to sign a hacked copy of periodic. It
isn't even complicated to do.
--- David Phillips <david@acz.org> wrote:
>
> robvanwijk@gmx.net writes:
> > That would be an infringment of copyrights and therefore
> illegal.
>
> No. Copyright law isn't something magical. It protects the
> copyright
> holder from having their works copied without their
> permission. As long as
> the OS did not copy any of TI's code, merely running
> applications would not
> be illegal under standard copyright law.
>
> > Because (contrary to ROM images) TI does lose money on this,
> they'd
> > probably throw in more effort to stop (or sue) you.
>
> They might. But all in all, I don't think here is a lot of
> money in TI
> applications. At least, not enough to be threatened by
> something like that.
>
> > I'm not a lawyer, but I'd expect that a function which only
> purpose is
> > something illegal (mp3 in itself is not illegal, because in
> theory it
> > also serves legal purposes) would make the programmer
> responsible (at
> > least to some degree).
>
> You are confusing two different issues. The DMCA makes it
> illegal to create
> or sell devices whose primary purpose is infringement.
> However, this is a
> relatively new law and it has still not had a real test in
> court. It could
> very well be found unconstitutional. As far as I know, you
> cannot be sued
> over things which allow copyright infringement. If something
> is dangerous
> and it injures people, then there is a liability issue. But
> you don't get
> sued over a lock picking kit.
>
> Standard disclaimer, I'm not a lawyer, I could be wrong. By
> "cannot be
> sued", I mean that the person suing would not win. You can
> file suit over
> anything. Whether not you win, or if it even goes to court,
> is the issue.
> Not to mention getting counter sued for legal fees and other
> damages, which
> is pretty much a guaranteed win for a frivolous lawsuit.
>
> --
> David Phillips <david@acz.org>
> http://david.acz.org/
>
>
>
=====
From: Aaron Ecay
aecay@yahoo.com
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