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Re: [dvd-discuss] Power play
On Wed, 2002-12-18 at 13:20, Jeremy Erwin wrote:
> I forget if 17US1201 et seq. merely prohibits the removal of true
> copyright notices, or also prohibits the removal of fraudulently
> obtained ones. Oh well-- at least the first and last 25 pages of
> copyrighted materials will become available for republication when and
> if the copyright expires.
The real fun, of course, is that 1201(b) prohibits offering anyone
the means to read that DRM-locked copy of _Pride_and_Predjudice_.
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| Because the slow, feeble old codgers like me cheat. |
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