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DRM is a bit of a red herring.

Posted Feb 12, 2007 1:45 UTC (Mon) by sepreece (subscriber, #19270)
In reply to: DRM is a bit of a red herring. by b3timmons
Parent article: Recommendation: no GPLv3 for Solaris

"Of course, this is all illegal under the DMCA and no consolation if you want to be lawful, even with such repulsive, stupid laws. This only strengthens the case for GPLv3."

Note, though, that the GPL cannot make legal what the DMCA makes illegal...

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Posted Feb 12, 2007 16:09 UTC (Mon) by Arker (guest, #14205) [Link]

In this case, it can, actually. Just as v2 hacked copyright law for freedom, v3 is hacking the DMCA for freedom. The moment a vendor like Tivo, assuming they use GPL v3 code, attempts to assert a DMCA claim, they are in violation of their license and lose their permission to use that software.

DRM is a bit of a red herring.

Posted Feb 12, 2007 17:23 UTC (Mon) by sepreece (subscriber, #19270) [Link]

If TiVo made such a claim, they might be in violation of their license. If the MPAA made such a claim, the user would still potentially face criminal prosecution.

Also, of course, the clause only applies to "the covered work". They're still free to prosecute if you try to hack any associated proprietary software or services.