Newsgroups: alt.security.pgp,sci.crypt,comp.org.eff.talk,comp.org.cpsr.talk,alt.security.ripem From: strnlght@netcom.com (David Sternlight) Subject: RSADSI Warning Date: Fri, 16 Sep 1994 23:27:18 GMT
The notice below is being posted by request of Jim Bidzos, President of RSADSI and PKP. I have no business connection with RSADSI except as a licensee of RSAREF.
WARNING NOTICE
It has come to RSA Data Security's attention that certain RSA trade secrets, in the form of confidential and proprietary source code, have been misappropriated and disclosed. Please be advised that these acts, as well as any retransmission or use of this misappropriated source code is a violation of the Uniform Trade Secrets Act and various other state and federal laws. Any person or entity that acquires, discloses or uses this information is subject to criminal and civil penalties including an injunction, compensatory damages, punitive damages and payment of RSA's attorneys fees.
RSA considers this misappropriation to be most serious. Not only is this act a violation of law, but its publication is a gross abuse of the Internet. RSA has begun an investigation and will proceed with legal action against anyone found to have violated its intellectual property rights.
Note the original post header. It came via the jpunix remailer.
From inbox/cpx Fri Sep 9 20:41:47 1994 From owner-cypherpunks@toad.com Fri Sep 9 20:17:32 1994 Date: Fri, 9 Sep 1994 22:11:49 -0500 Message-Id: <199409100311.WAA12423@jpunix.com> To: cypherpunks@toad.com From: nobody@jpunix.com Subject: Thank you Bob Anderson Remailed-By: remailer@jpunix.com Complaints-To: postmaster@jpunix.com Sender: owner-cypherpunks@toad.com Precedence: bulk
I wonder if there is any connection to this:
From owner-remailer-operators@c2.org From: "John A. Perry" <perry@jpunix.com> Subject: getting in trouble.. Date: Fri, 16 Sep 1994 14:56:51 -0459 (CDT) Sender: owner-remailer-operators@c2.org
Well it's happened,
Someone out in net land felt it was necessary to call my place of employment and complain that the remailer was being used to send copy-written software as well as encrypted software out of the country. Needless to say, my employers didn't take kindly to this. The remailer at jpunix is temporarily shutdown for a few days until this blows over and I can find out exactly what the legal implications are. I'll keep everyone updated.
John