Quote:
Originally Posted by HarryT
Sorry, you may perhaps misunderstand me.
RealMedia had argued that people had a legal right to make personal backups of their DVDs, and that right justified the removal of the DRM. The judge ruled that there was no right to make a backup, and that therefore it fell foul of the DMCA. It's the "you don't have a legal right to make a backup" point that I was making.
|
I'd have to look up the details. It's very possible that "no right to make a backup" doesn't mean "not really legal to make a backup."
You have no "right" to hide your face from view (barring some religious or odd medical reasons); a store or school can demand a person remove his hat/veil/mask/whatever. However, you have a legal right to wear a hat or veil if it's not specifically forbidden by other conditions.
The right to format-shift might be limited by the DMCA, but it's been upheld (indirectly, possibly) by other rulings. The right to record what's displayed onscreen for free to view later has been upheld, and most people would consider that a bigger change than the right to make a copy of something you purchased.