3 Apr
2002
3 Apr
'02
1:03 a.m.
> In any event, the DMCA was intended to address
not only those who distribute copies, but those who provide "circumvention
devices"
> that enable others to engage in mass
distribution. Doesn't it make as much sense to go after those involved in "mass
distribution"
of the
circumvention device, such as DeCSS?
No it most certainly does not!
Owning the equipment to comit a crime (especially if that equipment has
legitimate uses) is not (or at least should not) be equivalent to
comitting that crime.