Re: [dvd-discuss] SCC, Lexmark, and copyright versus reverse-engineering

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On 29 Mar 2003 at 18:06, noah silva wrote:

Subject:        	Re: [dvd-discuss] SCC, Lexmark, and copyright versus
	reverse-engineering
From:           	noah silva <nsilva@atari-source.com>
To:             	dvd-discuss@eon.law.harvard.edu
Organization:   	atari-source.com
Date sent:      	29 Mar 2003 18:06:54 -0500
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> microlenz@earthlink.net  $B[)$/ (B: > On 29 Mar 2003 at 17:40, Seth Finkelstein
> wrote: > > Date sent:      	Sat, 29 Mar 2003 17:40:41 -0500 > From:          
> 	Seth Finkelstein <sethf@sethf.com> > To:            
> 	dvd-discuss@eon.law.harvard.edu > Subject:        	[dvd-discuss] SCC, Lexmark,
> and copyright versus reverse-engineering > Send reply to: 
> 	dvd-discuss@eon.law.harvard.edu > > >  In the court's decision, there doesn't
> seem to be much dispute > > that in *theory*, other downloadable programs could
> be written that > > performed the same operations as Lexmark's programs. The
> difficulty is > > knowing the details of the program and operating environment,
> in the > > first place. > > <DA on> >  And if Lexmark has made RE so much more
> difficult, then they are entitled to > their competitive advantage. That's the
> capitalist system at work. > <DA off>
> 
> erm...
> 
> in the capitalist system... wouldn't ink jet cartridges be a proper
> commodity, produced by multiple vendors, nd the market would set the
> cost?
> 
> wouldn't the government institute anti-trust action against a company
> for stifling competition?

SCC has files a suit...to be realistic...Look at Ashcroft. Look at the DoJ and 
Microsoft. Look at merger mania, Enron, SBC, Global crossing and a lot of 
others...IANAL but how does a private citizen say "this is anti trust. attorney 
general (lower case in ashcroft's case) do you job"


> 
> > > -- 
> > > Seth Finkelstein  Consulting Programmer  sethf@sethf.com  http://sethf.com
> > > Anticensorware Investigations - http://sethf.com/anticensorware/ Seth
> > > Finkelstein's Infothought blog - http://sethf.com/infothought/blog/
> -- 
> Thanks,
>     Noah Silva
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