General Is Code Free Speech? (karma: 1)
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By webmaster  Comments: 253, member since Sun Mar 07, 1999On Sun May 23, 1999 11:36 AM
This <a href="http://www.arstechnica.com/wankerdesk/2q99/freespeech-1.html">article</a> debates the issue of source code as free speech. In particular, a professor argues in court that source code is free speech while the government contends that code "is a device just like circuitry, not a form of speech." The outcome of this case could be profound changes in cryptography and patent laws.
This <a href="http://www.arstechnica.com/wankerdesk/2q99/freespeech-1.html">article</a> debates the issue of source code as free speech. In particular, a professor argues in court that source code is free speech while the government contends that code "is a device just like circuitry, not a form of speech." The outcome of this case could be profound changes in cryptography and patent laws. |
