On: Ad blocking is under attack

[swang]

again, what does a text file do to violate the dmca? what's next, a 128-bit number?

IANAL, so i guess until it goes to the court and is decided, we won't know.

[edraferi → swang]

The complaint alleges that text file is used to configure software in such a way that it the software circumvents their copyrights, thus the text file itself is a tool for circumventing copyright and violates DMCA.

It's just super dumb, really.

[sbarre → swang]

It was decided in court already actually (maybe you were being sarcastic here?) back in 2001

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DeCSS

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illegal_number

https://cyber.harvard.edu/openlaw/DVD/NY/appeals/opinion.htm...

[kuschku → swang]

Actually, yes.

This number is illegal: 09 F9 11 02 9D 74 E3 5B D8 41 56 C5 63 56 88 C0