On 8/18/2012 10:40 AM, Brian Conrad wrote:
The DMCA is a ridiculous law in the first place. It was lobbied for by Disney so they could keep selling their old cartoons to new generations. The original copyright periods were just fine. And yes I'm sure you can find a lawyer who can snow a judge or jury into believing that rooting a phone is breaking copy protection. After all they've been snowing the patent office for years.
The DMCA also gives us Safe Harbor, which is a good thing IMO. THAT part wasn't lobbied by Disney; they are STILL trying to gut that clause with SOPA etc.
I also agree with your comments on copyright length, and I think the circumvention clause is awful. I was just pointing out that it exists.
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