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Re: [dvd-discuss] The Consumer Technology Bill of Rights



Perhaps, but that would only be treating the symptom ... not the disease.
If we cede their premise, we will ultimately lose the war.  Why not use DRM
as a rallying point to cure the disease?


----- Original Message -----
From: "Dean Sanchez" <DSanchez@fcci-group.com>
To: <dvd-discuss@eon.law.harvard.edu>
Sent: Monday, March 18, 2002 9:46 AM
Subject: RE: [dvd-discuss] The Consumer Technology Bill of Rights


> The Copyright Industry (CI) has done such a good job of equating
intangible property with real property that the general public accepts the
premise that intangible property is 'owned' by the creator.  Ironically, the
public also believes that they have a 'right' to record 'Friends'.  Also,
the CI has for years exercised the exclusive right to make commercial
copies, revoking this right would in reality be impossible.  However, DRM is
relatively new and the public is not (yet) accepting of it.  I think that it
could be a rallying point.
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