Re: [dvd-discuss] AVRA sues Warner Home Video

[Michael.A.Rolenz(at)aero.org]

Check out this part :

The Warner argument centres on the concept that
the contents of a DVD are pieces of computer
software because they are stored in the memory of the
DVD player and that the discs contain extra software
for menus and navigation.

The association has argued that they cannot be
considered computer software because only a
few frames of the movie are stored on the DVD player's memory at any one
time when it is being played and there is no other facility
for storage and retrieval of the full movie.
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I hope the Aussie court nails them on this one!




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Related to the Felten Case is this one reported in The West Australian 
this
morning. The Australian Video Retailers Assoc. is suing Warner for
threatening to sue rental outlets who rented out the cheaper home versions
of DVDs

http://www.thewest.com.au/20011101/news/state/tw-news-state-home-sto30431.ht
ml

Australian Judges are known for supporting the little guy, this could be 
an
interesting case.

The square root of three equals two for large values of three. - found in 
a
bathroom in the Cornell Physics department