[luau] HP backs off DMCA threat....c|net....8/1/02

[Elizabeth Long]

Hewlett-Packard Thursday abandoned legal threats it made against
security analysts who publicized flaws in the company's software.


In a statement released late Thursday, HP said it would not use
the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA), a controversial
copyright law, to pursue a loosely-organized team of researchers
who demonstrated a bug in the company's Tru64 Unix operating
system. 

The following is the company's statement:

http://news.com.com/2100-1023-947740.html

Liz