29.Mar.2003
heise Newsticker (ANF)
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heise: US law drafts may mean the end of firewalls
In the view of Edward W. Felten, professor at the Princeton University,
could the new suggestions for a stronger 'Digital Millennium Copyright Act' made by some US states lead to the fact that the ownership, the selling und use of encryption software, firewalls and router software may be under penalty in the USA soon.
The (German) heise article can be found following the title link.
Another (German) article about this topic:
Golem - IT News: Firewalls soon illegal in the USA?
(ps) (Translation: wk)
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