At 11:49 PM 26/01/03 -0500, Donald Keenan wrote: > >True...but US corporations were watching like hawks because the >international market funds most big "blockbuster" film production and of >course, most people in the Ukraine or China buy "bootleg" cds/dvds on >the street. Of course, I haven't thought about GATT or whatever >international agreements will set access standards and/or whether the US >can afford to buck international rules and/or cooperation on that score.
The DeCSS case is irrelevant to this -- making and selling bootleg copies is already illegal everywhere. The DeCSS case was trying to make a piece of software that could theoretically make this easier illegal -- though commercial pirates have no problem sourcing content now. In China for instance you can today buy perfect copies of any released DVD, and bootlegs of cinema-only releases (like "Die Another Day", ripped from an Oscar screener) for 6 RMB (75 cents). This is illegal, and every now and then, when US representatives get annoying, they have a crackdown, and shops get closed for a few days. But otherwise it's seen as a part of the local economy and local governments get a cut and turn a blind eye whenever possible. -- The iMac List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | - Epson Stylus Color 580 Printers - new at $69 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> iMac List info: <http://lowendmac.com/imac/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/imac-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
