-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- - -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- In article <199501042047.PAA06797@cutter.clas.ufl.edu>, Avi Harris Baumstein <avi@clas.ufl.edu> wrote:

i know there has been much chatter on this subject, but are there truly any precedents that could hold on the anonymous distribution of copyrighted material? are remailer-ops truly in legal danger? what exactly constitutes a trade secret, and what sort of laws apply?

This is oddly timely. The LaMacchia decision showed that providing a service for others to use for the distribution of copyrighted material (in his case, copyrighted software) was not prosecutable under Wire Fraud statutes. The judge told the Feds, "no dice. Stop trying to applying laws to areas where they weren't intended." Civil matters are another matter, of course, but that's one avenue that's closed. - - -- Todd Masco | "life without caution/ the only worth living / love for a man/ cactus@hks.net | love for a woman/ love for the facts/ protectless" - A Rich Cactus' Homepage - -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: 2.6.2 iQCVAwUBLwrwjBNhgovrPB7dAQHIYAP6AtRFkIqOj+vRPxUPLdGaUK9t9/pZQi8g 6HyXHBjaEA9ygX8ALQEbS3AK1a1DsqWIsOxXVivszfEY+1lmS3w93VnICjigebbf YuHpFOOgyf8IkUBslov1V7Pw0/X/blMVspyc1nDigK3KsyMi7PalAw5ECECqkhkD AizVLOZNrO0= =yOiL - -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- - --- [This message has been signed by an auto-signing service. A valid signature means only that it has been received at the address corresponding to the signature and forwarded.] -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: 2.6.2 Comment: Gratis auto-signing service iQBFAwUBLwsrTyoZzwIn1bdtAQH9xAF/dFkiStD+csfx4ATJ76WaxrfcLPEYej+p Ec55BXkOYH+96xGLHugficY5hRjtL5eL =LPEW -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----