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criminalization of un-DRM-ing....

criminalization of un-DRM-ing....

Posted Sep 27, 2006 9:25 UTC (Wed) by hummassa (subscriber, #307)
In reply to: GPLv3 & additional permissions/restrictions by mingo
Parent article: Some GPLv3 clarifications from the FSF

is a DMCA (2000? 1999?) thing. You must remember that PSP/tivo hacking is
actually a criminal offense in some countries. And no, that was NOT the
case before the DMCA.


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criminalization of un-DRM-ing....

Posted Sep 27, 2006 10:00 UTC (Wed) by nim-nim (subscriber, #34454) [Link]

Making GPLed software use incompatible with maximalist interpretations of the OMI treaty (father of DMCA and EUCD) is actually a feature, as media companies worldwide are trying very hard to convince legislators their clauses will be a boon for the media sector without harming everyone else.

It's much easier to convince a judge/MP the wordings pushed by the Universals of the word are harmful/dangerous/unreasonable if you can confront them to actual existing binding legal documents such as a license.

If you're only backed by general philosophy/economic considerations OTOH you'll lose to their general feeling, which is "hackers" are bad "protecting IP" is nice, and hobbyists will adapt

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