Re: [dvd-discuss] Salon Artice on DVD Commentary

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

Actually, it the discussion goes back to Feb 2001, as far as I can tell:
http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/archive/dvd-discuss/msg10430.html

Steve Hosgood wrote:
>>>From: Ernest Miller [mailto:ernest.miller@aya.yale.edu]
>>>
>>>http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/feature/2002/09/25/dvd_comment
>>>ary/index.html
>>>
>>
>>Just a short step from "legitimate" commentary
>>to MST3K-style ... and then what have you got?
>>Essentially the same thing we've been discussing
>>about inserting third-party material directly
>>into the flick ...
>>
> 
> 
> Worth noting that this forum has dealt with this subject matter before,
> and well predating the June 2001 date mentioned in the Salon article too!
> 
> Check out http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/archive/dvd-discuss/msg12105.html
> et al...
> 
> OK, so that thread was more concerned with the technicalities, but I think
> the legal aspects were mentioned at least a few times. Mostly though to
> do with using the "obvious legality" of doing your own DVD commentaries
> to try and show legitimate uses for linux DVD players employing non-DVDCCA
> authorised decryption algorithms.
>