Re: "Hackers"-- brief review and anecdote...

[Brian Davis <bdavis@thepoint.net>]

On Sat, 16 Sep 1995, Ray Cromwell wrote:

> > 
> > >I saw "Hackers" yesterday. It's not bad and its political sensibility is
> > >very cyberpunk. The ad campaign even uses the tag line, "Their only crime
> > >is curiosity." 
> > 
> > It may not be a crime, but it's not nice to steal a title.
> 
>  I think there's a high probability of someone independently inventing
> the title "hackers" for this movie rather than steal it. It's not
> very original. Besides, the content of your book has very little
> to do with this movie. The movie would be more appropriately
> titled "crackers" or "phreakers"
> 
> -Ray
>  
> 
> 

Or maybe Bruce Sterling should object.