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Is she saying that the raw radio data is copyrighted? Or the software?

Because either way, wow.

As if people that want to listen to phone calls cared about copyright laws.

It's not uncommon to stop publication of research by claiming copyright, patent, etc.

Patents? Surely not. Their original intent was to have the technology out in the open. I suspect you're thinking of trade secrets.

This topic is a few days old, but for the record. Yes patents: http://www.wired.com/politics/law/commentary/circuitcourt/20... ...and by other means: http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2008/08/injunction-requ/ http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2009/06/atm-vendor-halts-ta... http://blog.washingtonpost.com/securityfix/2006/07/fbi_arres... http://www.wired.com/politics/law/news/2001/07/45298

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