full-disclosure - Publishing exploit code ruled illegal in France?

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Message-ID: <20050310093936.05ca4f59@scipc-jpg.unilim.fr>
From: jean-philippe.gaulier at unilim.fr (jean-philippe Gaulier)
Subject: Publishing exploit code ruled illegal in France?

On Wed, 09 Mar 2005 15:40:46 +0100
sec-list@...og.org 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

See ya.