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Re: [Full-disclosure] Publishing exploit code ruled illegal in France?



nothing would have happened to the hacker, if he had not published his eye-catching stuff.

the corporation wanted to punish this hacker because he somehow ruined their reputation ... and they did it successfully.

now french guys will think twice before publishing eye-catching stuff("i'm using illegal software?", "should i hide myself?", etc) ... such fear and sense of sin is what software vendors want.

jean-philippe Gaulier wrote:

On Wed, 09 Mar 2005 15:40:46 +0100
sec-list@xxxxxxxxx wrote:

Hi,



in France some strange things happen:
http://www.zdnet.com.au/news/security/0,2000061744,39183862,00.htm



I disagree with this article. I'm french, I know Guillaume and don't like Viguard, so I think that I could chat about that a little more.

Guillaume was convicted not for his publication, but because he used first
a "pseudo" illegal copy of tegam viguard, and disassemble not for compatibility

The decision of the court is defined as "really friendly" for the researcher
community.


This point of view is explained by a french lawyer there :
http://maitre.eolas.free.fr/journal/index.php?2005/03/08/87-guillermito-condamne-mais-tres-legerement


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