Re: Digital Millennium Copyright Act

Gerald Cheves wrote:

> If  presidential candidate John Kerry were repeal the Digital 
> Millennium Copyright Act and allow users to make back-up copies of 
> software, would that have implications for music sold on CDs?  If 
> digitally recorded music is treated as software that would allow for a 
> back-up copy of the CD and, therefore, preclude the use of the 
> corrupted CDs to prevent copying on computers. 
>
>  http://news.com.com/Would+President+Kerry+defang+the+DMCA/2010-1028-5423275.html?part=dht&tag=npro&tag=nl.e433

yeah but, sadly for CD backup rights, the news from over here is that 
he's very unlikely to get elected - after hearing his debates with Bush 
and the ever-increasing news stories, the inevitable is that Bush will 
have a second term...

mC~

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