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The 90s are back! Clinton is running for president, and the legality hyperlinks are up for debate again. In 1999, a similar lawsuit was brought up against 2600
by pwenzel 11y ago
The 90s are back! Clinton is running for president, and the legality hyperlinks are up for debate again.
In 1999, a similar lawsuit was brought up against 2600 Magazine over the issue of linking to source code that could have the potential to violate copyright:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universal_City_Studios,_Inc._v._Reimerdes https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universal_City_Studios,_Inc._v...
http://www.cnn.com/1999/TECH/ptech/12/28/dvd.crack/ http://www.cnn.com/1999/TECH/ptech/12/28/dvd.crack/
- delinka 11y agoAnd don't forget the renewed crypto wars ...
- jim-greer 11y agoIt's the 90s on the European internet in other ways, or almost. For instance broadband penetration in Belgium is about where it was in 2003. There are lots of internet cafes. Edit: This is incorrect. European broadband is fine.
- _pmf_ 11y agoMaybe today, the average judge has a basic understanding of what a hyperlink is.
- ljk 11y ago..and bubble burst in a few years?
- jackweirdy 11y agoHN's Law: The deeper the comment chain, the higher the probability someone talks about bubble burst
- justinlardinois 11y agoMight as well call it Weirdy's Law.
- jackweirdy 11y agoI'll take it!
- chadzawistowski 11y agoI mean, the deeper the comment chain, the higher the probability of someone talking about X, where X can be literally any topic.
- drspacemonkey 11y agoThat sounds rather optimistic. You really think it'll be a few years?
- pasbesoin 11y ago"Plus ça change..." The older you get, the more you realize just how true this is.
- type0 11y agoEverything old is new again.
- stephengillie 11y agoEverything new is old already.