MBTA to MIT Student Hackers: Let's Talk

Here's the latest on the tiff between the MIT students who have discovered vulnerabilities in the Mass Bay Transportation Authority's fare cards and the MBTA.  There's a lot of gnashing of teeth over the prior restraint and First Amendment issues.  The MBTA is trying the "arbitration" angle, which would help them not lose the case on Constitutional grounds.  That is not appealing to the EFF, which is representing the students.  Declan McCullagh has a thorough analysis at CNET, and links to relevant documents in the case.  [MG]