[sudo-discuss] FUD around Lockpicking class

[Eddan Katz]

Chicago Lock v. Fanberg is the case I was telling you about last night, 
J.D. - http://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=17605115413487325945.
Author of lock-picking manuals gets sued by the manufacturer of the 
locks. Chicago Lock loses on its trade secret misappropriation claim. 
Here's an excerpt from the facts of the case -

    Appellant Victor Fanberg, the son of locksmith Morris Fanberg and a
    locksmith in his own right, has published a number of locksmith
    manuals for conventional locks. Realizing that no compilation had
    been made of tubular lock key codes, in 1975 Fanberg advertised in a
    locksmith journal,/Locksmith Ledger,/requesting that individual
    locksmiths transmit to him serial number-key code correlations in
    their possession in exchange for a copy of a complete compilation
    when finished. A number of locksmiths complied, and in late 1976
    Fanberg and his father began to sell a two-volume publication of
    tubular lock codes, including those of Ace locks, entitled
    "A-Advanced Locksmith's Tubular Lock Codes." In 1976 and 1977
    Fanberg advertised in the manuals in the/Locksmith Ledger/for $49.95
    and indicated that it would be supplemented as new correlations
    became known./See/Excerpt at 95-98. About 350 manuals had been sold
    at the time of trial. The District Court found that Fanberg "had
    lost or surrendered control over persons who could purchase the
    books,"/id./at 98, meaning that nonlocksmiths could acquire the code
    manuals.

    The books contain correlations which would allow a person equipped
    with a tubular key grinding machine to make duplicate keys for any
    listed Ace lock if the serial number of the lock was known. On some
    models, the serial numbers appear on the exterior of the lock face.
    Thus, Fanberg's manuals would make it considerably easier4*403(and
    less expensive) for a person to obtain (legitimately or
    illegitimately) duplicate keys to Ace locks without going through
    the Company's screening process. This is what caused consternation
    to the Company and some of its customers. At no time did Fanberg
    seek, or the Company grant, permission to compile and sell the key
    codes. Nor did the individual locksmiths seek authorization from the
    Company or their customers before transmitting their key code data
    to Fanberg.



On 2/27/13 11:20 PM, J.D. Zamfirescu wrote:
> more:
>
> http://www.insidebayarea.com/breaking-news/ci_22683660/oakland-mayor-jean-quan-apologizes-promoting-lock-picking
>
>
> On Wed, Feb 27, 2013 at 10:15 PM, Matthew Senate <mattsenate at gmail.com 
> <mailto:mattsenate at gmail.com>> wrote:
>
>     It's awesome, free press!
>
>
>     On Wed, Feb 27, 2013 at 9:40 PM, rusty lindgren
>     <rustylindgren at gmail.com <mailto:rustylindgren at gmail.com>> wrote:
>
>         Oh dear gawd.  This is possibly the most moronic piece of
>         "journalism" I have ever seen.
>
>         Are they unaware of the fact that you can go to a lock-picking
>         school(actually it teaches you way more), and that this is
>         just a cheaper version of that?  (see:
>         http://www.lock411.com/training.html).
>
>          Also, virtually no crime in Oakland involves skilled
>         lock-picking, because it's a waste of time.
>
>         Don't worry though, you can train in deadly martial arts, go
>         to the shooting range, and buy ninja swords just about
>         anywhere in Oakland, but picking a Masterlock is "appalling".
>
>         -Rusty
>
>
>         On Wed, Feb 27, 2013 at 7:31 PM, Anca Mosoiu
>         <anca at techliminal.com <mailto:anca at techliminal.com>> wrote:
>
>             Hi everyone,
>
>             Heads up. Looks like some folks aren't too happy that
>             people are learning how to pick locks this weekend.
>
>             http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/story?section=news/local/east_bay&id=9010047
>
>             Here is Oakland Local's response:
>
>             http://m.oaklandlocal.com/article/oaklands-mayor-quan-apologizes-mentioning-weekend-lockpicking-class-really
>
>             Anca
>
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