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Posted by PTravel on 02/03/07 05:57
"timepixdc" <timepixdc@aol.comx> wrote in message
news:timepixdc-8A39B5.21040702022007@news.lga.highwinds-media.com...
> In article <52hno2F1mn8eaU1@mid.individual.net>,
> "PTravel" <ptravel@travelersvideo.com> wrote:
>
>> >> >> Copying a DVD to a computer to watch on a plane is _probably_ fair
>> >> >> use .
>> >> >
>> >> > Not in the USA.
>> >>
>> >> Really, counselor? Why do you think that?
>> >
>> > Because in order to do it you'd have to defeat the DVD's encryption.
>> > That's a no-no.
>>
>> That's true for DVDs that have copy protection, but not for DVDs that do
>> not.
>
> True.
>
>> By the plain language of the DMCA, I circumvented a technological
>> copy-protection scheme. Did I violate the law by doing so?
>
> Probably. Hire a lawyer, take it to the Supreme Court and see how they
> rule. Get back to us on the outcome.
Not necessary. I am a lawyer.
>
>>IIrecently argued exactly this point in the context of defending a
>> copyright infringement suit on behalf of a client. The lawsuit settled
>> before the
>> judge could rule on this question
>
> No decision was made,so no precedent was set. Next time don't be such a
> weanie and see what happens when you take it all the way.
Talk about missing the point.
Okay, counselor, enough time wasted with this.
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