On Thu, Oct 15, 2009 at 11:23:41AM +0200, Krzysztof Burghardt wrote: > Is distribution of cracked Texas Instruments signing keys illegal > according to DMCA? This list is not a source for legal advice. If you have questions about the legality of distributing a particular piece of software, you should contact the DPL who can refer the question to SPI's legal counsel. > If not, is it legal to remove TI's keys and include rabbitsign > in Debian (it will still be usable with community-created "0005" key > which anyone can use to sign their own third-party OS). If the only component being disputed are the signing keys, why do you think this would not be legal? > Finally, is it possible that signing application is illegal at all, no > matter if distributed with or without keys, because it "circumvents DRM"? There are numerous applications in Debian that can be (and are) used for codesigning. -- Steve Langasek Give me a lever long enough and a Free OS Debian Developer to set it on, and I can move the world. Ubuntu Developer http://www.debian.org/ slangasek@ubuntu.com vorlon@debian.org
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