Fred “Baron” von Lohmann is a lawyer at the EFF and a former IP hotshot attorney at white-shoe lawfirm Morrison Foerster. He untangles the California Appeals Court ruling on DeCSS, and explains what it really, actually means.

So, you can republish DeCSS without worrying about a “stop the presses” injunction based on trade secrets law. You still might be sued for damages (assuming the secret hasn’t been lost), or for violating the DMCA.

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