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Re: [dvd-discuss] Movie Downloads, automatically illegal?
- To: <dvd-discuss(at)cyber.law.harvard.edu>
- Subject: Re: [dvd-discuss] Movie Downloads, automatically illegal?
- From: Tim Neu <tim(at)tneu.visi.com>
- Date: Fri, 2 Aug 2002 22:33:21 -0500 (CDT)
- In-reply-to: <20020803043730.A3290@lemuria.org>
- Reply-to: dvd-discuss(at)cyber.law.harvard.edu
- Sender: owner-dvd-discuss(at)cyber.law.harvard.edu
On Sat, 3 Aug 2002, Tom wrote:
> On Fri, Aug 02, 2002 at 04:27:02PM -0500, Tim Neu wrote:
> > How can you buy a movie and NOT the right to use it?
>
> Here's how:
>
> Some idiot/lawyer decided some time ago that this (buy an X, but not
> the right to use it) applies to software. That's why you have EULAs and
> other license bullshit.
>
> We on this list ourselves have argued that DVD contents are software.
>
> So, you need a license to watch them. Of course, just like an EULA,
> that license can restrict pretty much whatever it wants...
Not according to softman v. adobe!
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