> I was wondering what the MPAA could do to someone outside the USA who posted
> DeCSS on a webserver, again outside the USA, using a content provider outside
> the USA. Do they really have any juristiction to "cease and desist" these sites?
> They are the MPA-America, and I certainly do not live in the states, yet
> theoretically I could be recieving the C&D notice anyday soon if I do not
> remove DeCSS from a website I might control. I also wanted to ask what effect
> the DMCA (Digital Millenim Copyright Act) has on someone outside Australia.
> Surely the US doesnt think it can force its own laws on those existing outside
> their own country, do they?
there has been some excellent discussion on this on the 2600au list...
basically the MPAA has no authority to enforce a cease and desist
notice... however, you may want to look into the implications of some new
legislation being proposed for australia which appears to be trying to
cover similar ground to the DCMA...
HTH
marty
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