>>>>> "David" == David Berry <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
(I believe it is not David Berry who wrote the following, but rather
the author of the blog post that David quoted - correct me if I'm
wrong)
> Spread this number
> 09 F9 11 02 9D 74 E3 5B D8 41 56 C5 63 56 88 C0. Wanna know
> what's so important about it?
> The movie industry is threatening Spooky Action at a Distance
> for publishing that number, specifically with copyright
> infringement.
> I had no idea a number could be copyrighted.
As can be seen from the cease and desist letter sent to Google,
Inc. (http://www.chillingeffects.org/notice.cgi?sID=3218) the AACS LA
is not claiming that the number above is copyrighted, but rather that
it is "a technology, product, service, device, component, or part
thereof that is primarily designed, produced, or marketed for the
purpose of circumventing the technological protection measures", which
AACS can be arguably construed as.
According to Italian copyright law I see no reason why a number could
not be copyrighted, if it is the result of a creative activity. But I
belive this is a different issue.
Best,
--
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