[Publib] Backup copies - Fair Use - Broken DMCA

[Scott Zimmer]

That could very well be.  I know the export of encryption technology became
a big deal starting back in the Clinton years...

As for the DMCA, amen!  And it doesn't stop at the DMCA (bought & paid for
by media lobbyists).  The pricing structure of DVDs, and other media too, is
a load of, um... barnacles... as Spongebob would say.  With most
commodities, quality has an effect on price -- look at the price difference
between a fine vintage wine ans a Walmart chablis.  But the MPAA would have
you believe that "Gone with the Wind" and "Porky's" have enough in common
that they should both be priced at about $13.00.  I see no problem here, do
you?  :-)

For a laugh, check out http://oscartorrents.com , particularly the "legal
notice."

Note: I'm not condoning piracy, I'm just laughing about it.

sz



On 2/16/07, Allen D. Tate <atate at ohio.lib.in.us> wrote:
>
> > Breaking the encryption to make a copy is the illegal part.
>
> The DMCA is very ambiguously worded just to confuse us. :)
>
> As I've always understood the DMCA, breaking the encryption wasn't
> necessarily illegal, it was telling someone else how to break it.
>
> That brings me to my semi-annual rant against the DMCA & DRM and all
> that other anti-fair use garbage the big corporations pay our
> politicians to shove down our throats. Please give your local
> representatives a collective kick in the pants to have them start
> undoing this damage. :)
> --
> Allen D. Tate
> Head of Computer Services
> Ohio Township Public Library System
> 4111 Lakeshore Dr
> PO Box 850
> Newburgh, IN 47629
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>
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>
> The views expressed in this message are not necessarily
> those of the Ohio Township Public Library System.
>
>


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