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Studios Sue Maker of DVD Copy Software (AP/Yahoo)

[Posted December 20, 2002 by corbet]

Here's an AP story on Yahoo about the 321 Studios DMCA case. "The movie studios say the software contains the power of digital piracy, and asked the court to enjoin 321 Studios from selling it or distributing it. The studios also seek damages from any proceeds derived from the company's software sales. 'It's like somebody selling a digital crowbar. It's like breaking into the castle if you will,' said Patricia Benson, an attorney for the studios." Of course, "analog" crowbars remain legal...

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Posted Dec 20, 2002 18:42 UTC (Fri) by coriordan (guest, #7544) [Link]

> Of course, "analog" crowbars remain legal...

The government is assuming that the entire nation has criminal intent.
Guilty 'til proven innocent?

DVDs, like CDs are flimsy. Only people who listen to vinyl records will
disagree. If I buy a DVD I want to back it up on my computer, like I do
with my CDs.

Ciaran O'Riordan

p.s. good info at digitalspeech.org

Studios Sue Maker of DVD Copy Software (AP/Yahoo)

Posted Dec 23, 2002 12:59 UTC (Mon) by jdthood (subscriber, #4157) [Link]

> "analog" crowbars remain legal

Amsterdam recently decided not to allow the transportation
of crowbars and bolt-cutters after dark. Drug laws often
extend to "paraphernalia". While I agree with your point,
it is important not to underestimate the strength of the
competing argument.