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Re: [dvd-discuss] AVRA sues Warner Home Video
- To: <dvd-discuss(at)cyber.law.harvard.edu>
- Subject: Re: [dvd-discuss] AVRA sues Warner Home Video
- From: Ole Craig <olc(at)cs.umass.edu>
- Date: Thu, 1 Nov 2001 11:45:57 -0500 (EST)
- In-Reply-To: <OF806DC04F.90CC5B8A-ON88256AF7.005AC497@aero.org>
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On 11/01/01 at 08:33, 'twas brillig and Michael.A.Rolenz@aero.org scrobe:
>
> 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.
If that were true then DeCSS should have fallen squarely
within the interoperability exception.
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