On Mon, 15 Oct 2001, Son of Zev wrote: > At this stage I am unaware of any precedent to this kind of claim. The claim > against mp3/p2p software was an issue of music copyright and the illegal > distribution of it - however no one ever sued anyone for making a recordable > tape deck or video player.
Hmmm. While it isn't exactly a lawsuit, isn't this exactly what SCMS is all about? Banning hardware that is even *capable* of being used for digital IP infringement. Cheers! |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |Frederick F. Gleason, Jr.|WAVA Radio - 105 FM |Voice: 1-(703)-807-2266 | | Director of Engineering |1901 N. Moore Street| FAX: 1-(703)-807-2245 | | |Arlington, VA 22209 | Web: HTTP://www.wava.com| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| | WASHINGTON DC: Fifty square miles almost completely surrounded by | | reality. | |-------------------------------------------------------------------------|