On Wed, 28 Sep 1994, Pete Ashdown wrote:
quoted 10 lines Scanner has, to my knowledge, released two CDs, Scanner and Scanner 2, in
> >> Scanner has, to my knowledge, released two CDs, Scanner and Scanner 2, in
> >> the UK. Neither has been released domestically. However, both releases
> >> are in the public domain, so why don't you do it yourself? :-)
> >
> >huh? scanner doesn't copyright their works?
>
> I think Scanner is sidestepping around trying to avoid any confrontations
> with anyone they've taped. What they're doing is highly illegal (at least
> in the states, I imagine its the same on the other side of the pond). Ever
> notice how there is practically NO information on a Scanner release?
Are you sure of this Pete? I seem to recall a court case a few years ago
in which a couple of drug dealers were convicted on the basis of some
cordless phone conversations that were taped by an "upright" (read NOSY)
citizen and given to the police. The court ruled that cordless phone
conversations were _not_ protected by the right to privacy (I seem to
recall that there was a big uproar about this). Besides, the UK has no
constitution, so assuming that speech issues that are supposedly
protected in the US are equivalent under UK law is dicey at best.
Any EFF folks on the list? Am I right or am I talking out of my booty?
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