June 22, 2001
Princeton Computer Scientist Sues for Right to Speak at a Conference
A computer-science professor at Princeton University and his research team have filed a lawsuit that seeks to clear the way for publication of their research about unscrambling encrypted digital music. The suit, which challenges a provision of copyright law, names as defendants the recording industry and the U.S. Justice Department.
The lawsuit asks the court to grant the researchers immunity from prosecution under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act when they present their findings
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