MobileRead Forums
Register Guidelines E-Books Today's Posts Search

Go Back   MobileRead Forums > E-Book General > General Discussions
Reload this Page DRM & U.S. Copyright Law

Notices

Reply
 
Thread Tools Search this Thread
Old 11-04-2015, 11:00 PM   #1
odamizu
just an egg
odamizu ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.odamizu ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.odamizu ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.odamizu ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.odamizu ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.odamizu ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.odamizu ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.odamizu ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.odamizu ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.odamizu ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.odamizu ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.
 
odamizu's Avatar
 
Posts: 1,586
Karma: 4300000
Join Date: Mar 2015
Device: Kindle, iOS
DRM & U.S. Copyright Law
Excellent commentary on the sorry state of U.S. copyright law and DRM:

Why Jailbreaking Your iPhone Is Legal But Hacking eBooks is Not

Quote:
... If it’s fine to break DRM to watch different video sources on a smart TV, why does it remain a crime to do the same thing to put different books on an e-reader? .... A saner law that didn’t treat this behavior as a sound foundation for jurisprudence would make it a crime to break DRM in order to infringe copyright. But we don’t have that law, so we’re stuck in this loop of bad copyright policy.
odamizu is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 11-04-2015, 11:26 PM   #2
Cinisajoy
Just a Yellow Smiley.
Cinisajoy ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Cinisajoy ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Cinisajoy ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Cinisajoy ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Cinisajoy ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Cinisajoy ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Cinisajoy ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Cinisajoy ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Cinisajoy ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Cinisajoy ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Cinisajoy ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.
 
Cinisajoy's Avatar
 
Posts: 19,161
Karma: 83862859
Join Date: Jul 2015
Location: Texas
Device: K4, K5, fire, kobo, galaxy
Ok, that article confused me as DMCA has nothing to do with DRM. It protects ALL copyrighted material from being plagiarized. DRM does not matter.

Heck I could personally send DMCA letters to a few bloggers or websites. They swiped a recipe from Food.com.
It does not have drm.
Last edited by Cinisajoy; 11-04-2015 at 11:49 PM. Reason: Fixing some letters since this has nothing to do with defense contracts.
Cinisajoy is offline   Reply With Quote
Advert
Old 11-04-2015, 11:47 PM   #3
Ntsimp
Zealot
Ntsimp ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Ntsimp ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Ntsimp ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Ntsimp ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Ntsimp ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Ntsimp ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Ntsimp ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Ntsimp ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Ntsimp ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Ntsimp ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Ntsimp ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.
 
Posts: 149
Karma: 1215642
Join Date: Oct 2011
Location: Utah
Device: iriver Story HD, Android
US copyright existed before the DMCA, but that law prohibited the circumvention of DRM.
Ntsimp is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 11-05-2015, 12:33 AM   #4
eschwartz
Ex-Helpdesk Junkie
eschwartz ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.eschwartz ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.eschwartz ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.eschwartz ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.eschwartz ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.eschwartz ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.eschwartz ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.eschwartz ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.eschwartz ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.eschwartz ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.eschwartz ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.
 
eschwartz's Avatar
 
Posts: 19,422
Karma: 85397180
Join Date: Nov 2012
Location: The Beaten Path, USA, Roundworld, This Side of Infinity
Device: Kindle Touch fw5.3.7 (Wifi only)
Quote:
Originally Posted by Cinisajoy View Post
Ok, that article confused me as DMCA has nothing to do with DRM. It protects ALL copyrighted material from being plagiarized. DRM does not matter.

Heck I could personally send DMCA letters to a few bloggers or websites. They swiped a recipe from Food.com.
It does not have drm.
Do you mind double-checking what the DMCA is?

Last I checked, the DMCA was a set of laws that among other things, forbids circumvention of "technical protection methods", as well as instituting the Safe Harbor guidelines for online services and ISPs.

Under the Safe Harbor provision, one facet of the DMCA, takedown letters can be issued -- this should not be an automatic proof that the law does not serve any other purpose.

It has NEVER "protected copyrighted material from being plagiarized" -- we already have laws that do that, they're called "copyright".



I could be wrong, though... maybe they (gov't) have changed it while I wasn't looking...
Last edited by eschwartz; 11-05-2015 at 12:36 AM.
eschwartz is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 11-05-2015, 03:32 AM   #5
pdurrant
The Grand Mouse 高貴的老鼠
pdurrant ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.pdurrant ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.pdurrant ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.pdurrant ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.pdurrant ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.pdurrant ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.pdurrant ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.pdurrant ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.pdurrant ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.pdurrant ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.pdurrant ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.
 
pdurrant's Avatar
 
Posts: 71,510
Karma: 306214458
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Norfolk, England
Device: Kindle Voyage
Quote:
Originally Posted by Cinisajoy View Post
Ok, that article confused me as DMCA has nothing to do with DRM. It protects ALL copyrighted material from being plagiarized. DRM does not matter.
The DMCA has more provisions than you are aware of. Check out § 1201.
pdurrant is offline   Reply With Quote
Advert
Old 11-05-2015, 11:34 AM   #6
Cinisajoy
Just a Yellow Smiley.
Cinisajoy ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Cinisajoy ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Cinisajoy ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Cinisajoy ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Cinisajoy ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Cinisajoy ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Cinisajoy ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Cinisajoy ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Cinisajoy ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Cinisajoy ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Cinisajoy ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.
 
Cinisajoy's Avatar
 
Posts: 19,161
Karma: 83862859
Join Date: Jul 2015
Location: Texas
Device: K4, K5, fire, kobo, galaxy
I was thinking broadly and that the DMCA protected ALL not just DRM stuff.
The article read like the DMCA only protected DRM.
So basically if one strips DRM or steals another one's work, the DMCA applies.
Thanks guys.
Now can someone find me some information on this from a better source?

Got it.
Cinisajoy is offline   Reply With Quote
Reply

« Previous Thread | Next Thread »

Forum Jump

Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
UK Copyright Law - more stuff freed & available. carpetmojo News 36 11-10-2014 05:13 AM
Canadian Copyright Law Greg Anos Upload Help 4 10-05-2012 04:59 PM
Free (iTunes DRM-free/Kindle) Screenscam by M. Bowen [Copyright Law Murder Mystery] ATDrake Deals and Resources (No Self-Promotion or Affiliate Links) 1 07-03-2012 01:10 PM
Current US copyright law Greg Anos Upload Help 2 08-19-2009 07:48 PM
getting around copyright law sic Workshop 2 12-08-2006 03:56 PM


All times are GMT -4. The time now is 09:34 PM.

Contact Us - FAQ - Guidelines - Privacy - Top

MobileRead.com is a privately owned, operated and funded community.