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criminalization of un-DRM-ing....criminalization of un-DRM-ing....Posted Sep 27, 2006 10:00 UTC (Wed) by nim-nim (subscriber, #34454)In reply to: criminalization of un-DRM-ing.... by hummassa Parent article: Some GPLv3 clarifications from the FSF
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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