RE: [dvd-discuss] Dmitry Indictment Doc

[Richard Hartman <hartman(at)onetouch.com>]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: John Zulauf [mailto:johnzu@ia.nsc.com]
...
> 
> The one ray of hope here is the phrase found in all counts
> 
> "Technology that Protects a Right of a Copyright Owner"
> 
> That hope comes in the following way -- the rights of a 
> copyright owner
> are limited both by law and precedent.  Points I'd like to see the
> defense raise
> 
> (1) Exactly what of the limited rights are protected by the eBook TPM?
> Unlike the DVD case, the prosecution should be required to show what
> right of copyright owner is specifically being violated, and that the
> defendants actually did so.
> 
> (1.1) Is the right protect is to prohibit infringing copies? 
> (1.1.1) Doe AEPBR have the ability to make infringing copies, or is it
> primarily designed to do so?
> (1.1.2) Would not some additional software be required to make
> infringing copies and would that software be considered a 
> "component" of
> a this device? (then why isn't the Apache and ftp team in the dock?)
> 
> (1.2) Does the gov't understand that copies of the encrypted eBook are
> still possible?
> (1.2.1) Does the gov't argue (or stipulate) that copies of 
> the encrypted
> work are not infringing?
> (1.2.2) Would this mean that one could copy the encrypted work freely?
... 
(all the way to 3.2)

Nice set of questions, John.  I hope you can get a copy
to the defense team.


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-Richard M. Hartman
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