ADVISORY/Copyright Office Okays Some Forms of Hacking.

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ADVISORY...

--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 6, 2000

TOPIC: The U.S. Copyright office recently issued a clarification of the Digital
Millennium Copyright Act of 1998, which allegedly legalizes a limited form of
software hacking. According to an article in the New York Times, the
clarification reportedly permits computer users, under certain circumstances,
to enter lists of blocked Web sites to filter software. The lists usually are
maintained by the owners of filtering and blocking companies and prevent those
using computers with the company's software from entering certain Websites,
according to the Times story. The loop hole for what the Times calls
"censorware hackers" is designed to encourage public debate about the value of
filtering software, experts claim. The Digital Millennium Copyright Act,
generally prohibits anyone from acting to pierce the high-tech safeguards put
in place by copyright holders to control access to their works, including
computer software, DVDs, books and music in digital form. EXPERTS: ExpertSource
can offer several highly qualified experts to comment on this story:

Farley Stewart, CEO of San Diego-based Internet Products Inc., is an Internet pioneer who, since founding the company in 1993, has lead the drive to simplify the difficult process of establishing and managing an organization's core Internet infrastructure. Internet Products manufactures two core products at this time: a server appliance called InterGate for organizations that need web site hosting, e-mail access, secure and easily managed networks and another appliances, called iPrism, that monitors and filters employee Internet access (iPrism debuted October 25, 1999). Development of other server appliances is anticipated. Farley has some 16 years of broad-based business experience that includes software development, engineering, sales, marketing and executive management. He is often asked to speak about Internet related topics and has presented at Comdex, Springboard Luncheon, and numerous educational conferences. PR: Jennifer Williamson ([e-mail])

Mr. Jeffery Payne is President, Cigital, Inc. His expertise include Software Security and Software Risk Management. PR: Vivien Green (Account Manager, Sterling Hager, Inc.); [e-mail]

Mr. Thomas Lipscomb works for the Center for the Digital Future in New York. A former CEO his expertise include information technology, e-commerce and intellectual property and copyright. 212/794-3636

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