if someone was to sue HJ for this then in my book they would be nothing
lower than snail scum.
and need a good kick in the butt.
simon.At 10:45 22/03/99 EST, you wrote:
>Hey, guys:
>
>I promise you, this is my swan song. Fact is, there is something you
>could do, but I admit it's drastic. Based on the information contained
>in the Web article I posted yesterday, you could actually sue HJ, or any
>other vendor, for preempting a right established both in the copyright
>statute and in case law...the right to archive. It seems to me, as I
>think it through, that if you have the right to archive, that preempts
>and interdicts any right of a vendor to prevent archiving through copy
>protection. I don't know whether that specific question has ever been
>litigated, but the outcome sure would be interesting. In summary, the
>point is that your right to archive and the vendor's right to
>copy-protect cannot coexist; so in the kind of suit I would suggest
>(which, incidentally, should be class action), the courts would be
>forced to decid once and for all which right takes precedence. I would
>gladly put forth that we must live with that decision, whichever way it
>might go.
>
>Goodby!
>
>
>>From: "Hutson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>>Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>>Subject: Re: jfw authorization disk
>>Date: Sun, 21 Mar 1999 20:44:07 -0600
>>
>>Come on guys. There's nothing we can do to change HJ's opinion of the
>>authorization disks & we can sit & complain till we are blue in the
>face
>>which I think we are. go to the chatroom that has been set up for this
>kind
>>of fussing & lets clear the list. I think theback logs are full of this
>kind
>>of discussion & don't think it has helped one bit.
>>Server name is:
>>irc.scscorp.net
>>Room is:
>>#JAWS
>>If no one is there encourage others to jin youat certain times & build
>this
>>room up.
>>Rhonda Hutson
>>
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