[ Thanks to David
Walser for this link. ]
“A federal appeals court today cleared the way for a law
professor to post previously banned encryption software on the
Internet, finding that computer code qualifies as speech protected
by the First Amendment.”
“…the ruling could hold deeper significance for other
battles to keep computer code off of the Internet. According to
some legal analysts, programmers accused of wrongdoing could find a
powerful First Amendment defense if the decision holds.”
“For example, some theorized that today’s decision could test
the balance between free speech and copyright protections in
litigation between the movie industry and Web operators accused of
circulating a program that lets people crack the security on
DVDs.”