Support change in DMCA

[SilverBlade]

http://www.cdfreaks.com/news/13121

I hope this isn't old news, and I hope it hasn't been posted before either. If it is, oh well.

[jimmalenko]

Interesting ...... I thought Fair Use was legal in the U.S. already though




I must say that I found the link and targeted ads at the bottom quite ironic

[MikieV]

Interesting ...... I thought Fair Use was legal in the U.S. already though

Yes it is, but how do you make "fair use" of HD content on a Blu-ray disc, when it has AACS [Advanced Access Content System] and "BD+" [which will serve to dynamically update the rights-management schemes in case workarounds or other cracks are discovered and exploited.]??

Especially when the DMCA makes it a crime to bypass/defeat the content's "protections"??

Content providers are nostalgic for the "good ol' days":

Books/magazines -before- xerox machines
vinyl records -before- audio tape-recorders
TV -before- VCRs
Music CDs -before- CD-R
DVDs -before- DeCSS & DVD-R

In the above examples, technology worked in our favor - developing hardware which allowed us "fair use" of content we had purchased.

Technology is now working on the content provider's side - developing hardware which will prevent us from making "fair use" of our purchases.