Re: [dvd-discuss] MovieMask - I'm sure the lawsuit is on its way

["Ernest Miller" <ernest.miller(at)yale.edu>]

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From: Bryan Taylor <bryan_w_taylor@yahoo.com>
To: <dvd-discuss@eon.law.harvard.edu>
Sent: Wednesday, November 14, 2001 4:21 PM
Subject: Re: [dvd-discuss] MovieMask - I'm sure the lawsuit is on its way


> This is a fantastic example of the kind of fair use that requires
circumvention
> tools. Who can argue that you should not be allowed to strip the profanity
out
> of
> an R rated movie so that little Johnie can watch it.

HOLLYWOOD

> --- Ernest Miller <ernest.miller@yale.edu> wrote:
> > www.moviemask.com
> >
> > Here is software that allows people to create metadata additions to
DVDs.
> > You download a config file, and the movie plays from that, not the file
on
> > the DVD. You can effectively create your own version of a movie on DVD,
> > editing out the naughty bits - make your own PG-13 movie from an R-Rated
> > DVD.  Of course, there are more interesting uses - I wonder how long
until
> > there is a phantom edit of the Star Wars Episode I DVD out.
> >
> > Unfortunately, this violates all sorts of DVDCCA licenses.  Their
moviemask
> > FAQ says that the movie studios are aware of what moviemask is doing -
but
> > seems to imply that they don't have official approval.
> >
> > Slashdot article
> > http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=01/11/14/1325246
> >
>
>
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