[DotGNU]slightly off-topic, but please read...

[Marcin Krotkiewski]

This is what I have posted to Bradley M. Kuhn, but I thought someone here
might also know something about European law, or at least knows a place
with that kind of information.

> My friend is a law student. He is writing a paper on social aspects of 
> copyright law in European
> information society (well, Europe is the keyword here...). He would like to 
> know how copyright
> law and patent law works in practice. It doesn't necessarily need to apply to 
> programmers only,
> but to other computer scientists (like cryptographers) as well. If you know a 
> place, where he
> can read about any lawsuits that took place, or practical analysis of proper 
> laws (what you 
> can and cannot do in practice, as an author or user), please let me know.
> My friend has read about the famous Dymitri case, but this doesn't seem to be 
> enough.
> I'm not familiar with all that law-related slang, but he said something about 
> "the infamous
> technological measures", maybe you know what he meant.
> The slashdotters only yell at the DMCA, but nothing more. Nothing specific 
> there.
> 
> He doesn't have much time, namely till next Tuesday. If you know a place, or 
> a person, who
> could exchange a few emails with my friend, please let me know soon.

any kind of information is very welcome.

thanks.

Marcin