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Re:Class action lawsuit filed against Lenovo over Superfish by a3n on Monday May 11, 2015 @11:55AM (#9525624)
It would seem to be a violation of the DMCA, as it is software preinstalled to allow the eventual side-stepping of the end-user's security measures (using an HTTPS-capable browser).

"It also criminalizes the act of circumventing an access control, whether or not there is actual infringement of copyright itself."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_Millennium_Copyright_A...

EDIT: Considering the huge number of victims systematically targeted on an ongoing basis, perhaps RICO would apply too. Certainly RICO is brought to bear by prosecutors when trying to intimidate less resourced individuals.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Racketeer_Influenced_and_Corru...

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Re:Class action lawsuit filed against Lenovo over Superfish by seanp2k2 on Monday May 11, 2015 @01:43PM (#9526481)
It would make my day to see companies (or the individuals who called for this retarded project) get punished under DMCA / RICO / CFAA. I bet we'd see those repealed real quick due to lobbying pressure if that kind of thing actually worked.
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Re:Class action lawsuit filed against Lenovo over Superfish by a3n on Monday May 11, 2015 @01:47PM (#9526503)
Nah, they'd just get revised by Congress, as part of the War on Citizens.
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Re:Class action lawsuit filed against Lenovo over Superfish by rhino369 on Monday May 11, 2015 @02:21PM (#9526739)
Does superfish circumvent copyright media protection? Not really. It's a huge stretch to call https a form of drm.
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Re:Class action lawsuit filed against Lenovo over Superfish by Lawtonfogle on Tuesday May 12, 2015 @01:05PM (#9533163)
As big of a stretch as punishing teachers changing question answers under RICO?
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