Re: MPAA draft state super-DMCA amendment
Ruben Safir <[email protected]>
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See fairuse.nylxs.com and see the journal on NYLXS I have over 30 papers written on this already. The underlining problem is that DRM is Theft Ruben On Thu, Apr 03, 2003 at 06:57:33PM -0500, David Turner wrote: > Please be specific -- it's not helpful to simply hear that problems > exist. > > On Thu, 2003-04-03 at 18:24, Ruben Safir wrote: > > There are more problems than that. > > > > On Thu, Apr 03, 2003 at 06:31:43PM -0500, David Turner wrote: > > > Hi. I'm the new listmaster for dmca-activists. I was at the public > > > hearing yesterday for the MA bill 2743, the state super-DMCA. > > > > > > What do people on-list think of the MPAA's new draft bill which is up on > > > Freedom To Tinker? > > > > > > The primary change is the addition of "with the intent to defraud a > > > communication service provider" to the beginning of the section which > > > defines offenses. This seems to be an improvement, but I feel that > > > there are still risks for Free Software. For instance, there's a > > > chilling effect, because there's a private right of action. Taking > > > MythTV as an example, skipping commercials could be considered > > > "defrauding" a communication service provider. General time and space > > > shifting might also, if prohibited by some user agreement (probably, > > > future pay TV services will come with such agreements). > > > > > > Any other comments? > > -- > -Dave Turner > GPL Compliance Engineer > Support my work: http://svcs.affero.net/rm.php?r=novalis&p=FSF > > > > _______________________________________________ > DMCA-Activists mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/dmca-activists -- __________________________ Brooklyn Linux Solutions __________________________ DRM is THEFT - We are the STAKEHOLDERS http://fairuse.nylxs.com http://www.mrbrklyn.com - Consulting http://www.inns.net <-- Happy Clients http://www.nylxs.com - Leadership Development in Free Software http://www2.mrbrklyn.com/resources - Unpublished Archive or stories and articles from around the net http://www2.mrbrklyn.com/downtown.html - See the New Downtown Brooklyn.... 1-718-382-0585