Hi, > What you cannot do is modify iDVD and distribute > a modified version
Granted, because Apple owns the right to do that... > or > create a program to modify iDVD for others. Why not? OK, I'm going to violate copyright law here: (more or less in Chipmunk Basic) open "iDVD" for append as #1 print #1,"z"; close #1 end There. I just shipped code that modifies iDVD. Perhaps not usefully, but since when does the usefulness of a product affect its intellectual property status? The only thing I can imagine is the Millenium-Digital-whatever act's restrictions against reverse engineering - the same ones that caused DeCSS to be distributed as haiku - are being cited. If that's true, then this: > Publishing step-by-step details that a user can follow to hack a personal > copy of iDVD -- that would be legal. ...would most definitely not be legal, since it would also be an embodiment of the results of the reverse-engineering, and I'm not really sure the DMCA (or whatever...) applies in this case anyway; I think it applies to decryption of digital content. > [ shipping code that modifies iDVD] violates copyright > because it's no longer a personal use, which is what fair use covers. Well, "fair use" covers a lot of ground, a good deal of which is not "personal use" (such as excerpts for reviews, satirical efforts, etc.) and it doesn't cover all of personal use, to be sure. So again: why would a program that modified a user's legally purchased copy of iDVD not be legal? -greg p.s. Yes, I know this is a G3 list, but I'm still topical. For instance, on my very G3 iMac there is a nice hack to let me use Apple's DVD player on my iMac. Is this for some reason illegal? I can't imagine why... -- G-List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- We have Apple Refurbished Monitors in stock! | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-List list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
