10-05-2011, 10:30 AM | #1 |
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US Judge says it is ok to break DRM for personal use
Interesting article:
http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/n...wn-the-dvd.ars However, as the writer notes this ruling is not expected to be definitive. What it is expected to do is to result in an appeal to a higher court where this can be discussed in greater detail. |
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Looks like the DMCA portion of the judgement was minimal.
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10-05-2011, 10:35 AM | #3 |
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Good article. And I hope that this ends well.
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Please note, I'm not forecasting how this will turn out. It may just reaffirm the current status. However, I do suggest that the discussion is not over. |
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10-05-2011, 03:26 PM | #6 | |
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Relying on the law for any purpose is an expensive and ongoing proposition. |
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10-05-2011, 05:44 PM | #7 |
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Very interesting - and any increased exposure of the question is, I'd suggest, a Good Thing.
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10-09-2011, 08:57 AM | #8 |
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Not exactly, if a law is passed by the legislature and signed by the appropriate head of government (Governor for state law, President for Federal law), it IS law.
It can be enforced. If it is tested in court, it may be found to not be valid or may not mean what the drafters thought. But until the law goes to the Supreme Court, the people enforcing the law may still enforce it (but likely over turned in court) either the way they think or the way the previous courts decided. |
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