Re: Re: What kind of pirate am I?

http://www.courthousenews.com/2010/07/23/29099.htm

 "Without showing a link between 'access' and 'protection' of the
copyrighted work, the DMCA's anti-circumvention provision does not apply,"
Judge Emilio Garza wrote.
     "The owner's technological measure must protect the copyrighted
material against an infringement of a right that the Copyright Act protects,
not from mere use or viewing."

In short, the case said that simply breaking DRM to access was not enough to
trigger DCMA. It had to be breaking DRM to infringe. Access to an ebook you
legally acquired and accessing it on whatever technology you OWN would seem
to fall on the safe side of the issue, based on this decision.

So, Kirk, as you can see, I wasn't referring to the LoC decision, though
that is nice, as well.

Brenna
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