From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S263998AbTEGPO6 (ORCPT ); Wed, 7 May 2003 11:14:58 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S264005AbTEGPO5 (ORCPT ); Wed, 7 May 2003 11:14:57 -0400 Received: from pc2-cwma1-4-cust86.swan.cable.ntl.com ([213.105.254.86]:21636 "EHLO lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S263998AbTEGPOy (ORCPT ); Wed, 7 May 2003 11:14:54 -0400 Subject: Re: Why DRM exists [was Re: Flame Linus to a crisp!] From: Alan Cox To: Stephan von Krawczynski Cc: hps@intermeta.de, Linux Kernel Mailing List In-Reply-To: <20030507164434.6b891b14.skraw@ithnet.com> References: <20030428115740.3a6c2a97.skraw@ithnet.com> <20030507164434.6b891b14.skraw@ithnet.com> Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Organization: Message-Id: <1052317727.3065.28.camel@dhcp22.swansea.linux.org.uk> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Ximian Evolution 1.2.2 (1.2.2-5) Date: 07 May 2003 15:28:48 +0100 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Mer, 2003-05-07 at 15:44, Stephan von Krawczynski wrote: > This is not completely true. You can be imprisoned (and "handed over") even as > E.U. citizen to US for violation of US laws. E.U. signed a respective > agreement. As far as I know no case was filed up to now, but that does not mean > it weren't possible. Only if the crime in question is also a crime in the EU, and a whole list of other conditions about who/where the crime was committed against (and that it doesnt cover crimes with a death sentence). Also even within the EU certain kinds of financial crimes are exempted so that the italians would sign it > > Copying a CD for private use is perfectly legal here in Germany. > > Just wait 6 month and see... Indeed