Re: [dvd-discuss] aibopet.com

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

But the question is has a copyright infringement even happened? 
aibopet.com reverse engineered and told people about it.  Doesn't seem to 
be much point in reverse engineering if you don't tell people about it. 
Also, what is the creative aspect of the code that is being copyrighted? 
What unique expression? A67B32 is "lift leg and drop battery" there does 
not seem to be ANY sort of idea being captured there worthy of copyright 
protection.

Also....There is no measurable economic damage to aibopet.com's 
actions.Under the DMCA they can get thousands even if they can't prove ANY 
sort of damage (look at 2600)




Bryan Taylor <bryan_w_taylor@yahoo.com>
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--- Seth David Schoen <schoen@loyalty.org> wrote:

>                (ii) your site provides the means to circumvent the copy
>                protection protocol of Sony's AIBO(tm) Memory Stick(tm) 
to
>                allow access to Sony AIBO-ware software [...]

It sounds like these pets have Memory Sticks with software on them. If I
understand this correctly, the access control protects the software 
program
itself from prying eyes. (?) That is the one scenario that even Judge 
Kaplan
says 1201(f) applies to, although gaining access in order to reverse 
engineer
doesn't mean that you can commit simple copyright infringement by posting 
it on
the internet.




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