Comments on: Theater of the DMCA Anticircumvention Hearings http://wendy.seltzer.org/blog/archives/2009/05/08/theater-of-the-dmca-anticircumvention-hearings.html Musings of a techie lawyer Sun, 20 May 2012 19:37:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7-bleeding By: Wendy’s Blog: Legal Tags » Jailbreaking Copyright’s Scope http://wendy.seltzer.org/blog/archives/2009/05/08/theater-of-the-dmca-anticircumvention-hearings.html#comment-4789 Wendy’s Blog: Legal Tags » Jailbreaking Copyright’s Scope Wed, 28 Jul 2010 16:47:40 +0000 http://wendy.seltzer.org/blog/?p=587#comment-4789 [...] of videogames, get balky obsolete dongled programs to work, or make an ebook read-aloud. (I wrote about the hearings more than a year ago, when the movie studios demoed camcording a movie — that didn’t work to stop the [...] [...] of videogames, get balky obsolete dongled programs to work, or make an ebook read-aloud. (I wrote about the hearings more than a year ago, when the movie studios demoed camcording a movie — that didn’t work to stop the [...]

]]> By: Wendy’s Blog: Legal Tags » New Paper: Anticircumvention Versus Open Innovation http://wendy.seltzer.org/blog/archives/2009/05/08/theater-of-the-dmca-anticircumvention-hearings.html#comment-4628 Wendy’s Blog: Legal Tags » New Paper: Anticircumvention Versus Open Innovation Sun, 29 Nov 2009 20:38:04 +0000 http://wendy.seltzer.org/blog/?p=587#comment-4628 [...] you may be forbidden technologically from legally permissible criticism or transformation. (See the extraordinary lengths to which the MPAA goes in trying to say this isn’t so.) This is a serious problem, but it has bothered me that the [...] [...] you may be forbidden technologically from legally permissible criticism or transformation. (See the extraordinary lengths to which the MPAA goes in trying to say this isn’t so.) This is a serious problem, but it has bothered me that the [...]

]]> By: DMCA exemption hearings “theater of the absurd” | TeleRead: Bring the E-Books Home http://wendy.seltzer.org/blog/archives/2009/05/08/theater-of-the-dmca-anticircumvention-hearings.html#comment-4262 DMCA exemption hearings “theater of the absurd” | TeleRead: Bring the E-Books Home Tue, 12 May 2009 14:10:00 +0000 http://wendy.seltzer.org/blog/?p=587#comment-4262 [...] attorney Wendy Seltzer described the meetings as “a perfect theater of the absurd,” pointing out that even if exemptions were authorized, the tools needed to exercise those rights are [...] [...] attorney Wendy Seltzer described the meetings as “a perfect theater of the absurd,” pointing out that even if exemptions were authorized, the tools needed to exercise those rights are [...]

]]> By: USA: Creators must censor their content-Wendy Seltzer « FACT – Freedom Against Censorship Thailand http://wendy.seltzer.org/blog/archives/2009/05/08/theater-of-the-dmca-anticircumvention-hearings.html#comment-4258 USA: Creators must censor their content-Wendy Seltzer « FACT – Freedom Against Censorship Thailand Sat, 09 May 2009 15:49:40 +0000 http://wendy.seltzer.org/blog/?p=587#comment-4258 [...] Theater of the DMCA Anticircumvention Hearings [...] [...] Theater of the DMCA Anticircumvention Hearings [...]

]]> By: Franck Martin http://wendy.seltzer.org/blog/archives/2009/05/08/theater-of-the-dmca-anticircumvention-hearings.html#comment-4254 Franck Martin Fri, 08 May 2009 20:54:29 +0000 http://wendy.seltzer.org/blog/?p=587#comment-4254 I so much like DVD and blue Ray protection... For DVD, I live in Region 4 (Fiji), but I'm French region 2, and have some Hindi movies region 3 (half of the population here speaks Hindi), but can only order my movies from the US region 1. How many decks do I need? Another issue which is related, iTunes requires you to have a French issued credit card to buy from the French iTune store, but I 'd like to get my app/music from the US iTune store too as not everything is available on the French iTune store. Are Majors dictating what culture should I have? Finally, on piracy (if they really want to know what piracy means, go sail close to Somalia coast), I think they should have seen it coming... They go and get the CD/DVDs manufactured in countries with no copyright because it is cheaper and they wonder why there are immediate copies on the market? Please.... You can't consider half of the population as criminals, the kids today will become adult with voting power, they'll remember how they were treated. I so much like DVD and blue Ray protection… For DVD, I live in Region 4 (Fiji), but I’m French region 2, and have some Hindi movies region 3 (half of the population here speaks Hindi), but can only order my movies from the US region 1. How many decks do I need?

Another issue which is related, iTunes requires you to have a French issued credit card to buy from the French iTune store, but I ‘d like to get my app/music from the US iTune store too as not everything is available on the French iTune store. Are Majors dictating what culture should I have?

Finally, on piracy (if they really want to know what piracy means, go sail close to Somalia coast), I think they should have seen it coming… They go and get the CD/DVDs manufactured in countries with no copyright because it is cheaper and they wonder why there are immediate copies on the market? Please….

You can’t consider half of the population as criminals, the kids today will become adult with voting power, they’ll remember how they were treated.

]]> By: Austin Mills http://wendy.seltzer.org/blog/archives/2009/05/08/theater-of-the-dmca-anticircumvention-hearings.html#comment-4252 Austin Mills Fri, 08 May 2009 16:15:36 +0000 http://wendy.seltzer.org/blog/?p=587#comment-4252 I was actually struck by the similarity between the analog hole recording and AT&T's attempts to fight the Carterfone (elaborated on at my blog, if you're not familiar with it: http://austinmills.name/?p=63 ). Once you've agreed that something should be possible, trying to fight it technically just makes you seem silly. I was actually struck by the similarity between the analog hole recording and AT&T’s attempts to fight the Carterfone (elaborated on at my blog, if you’re not familiar with it: http://austinmills.name/?p=63 ). Once you’ve agreed that something should be possible, trying to fight it technically just makes you seem silly.

]]> By: wseltzer's status on Friday, 08-May-09 13:33:02 UTC - Identi.ca http://wendy.seltzer.org/blog/archives/2009/05/08/theater-of-the-dmca-anticircumvention-hearings.html#comment-4251 wseltzer's status on Friday, 08-May-09 13:33:02 UTC - Identi.ca Fri, 08 May 2009 13:33:05 +0000 http://wendy.seltzer.org/blog/?p=587#comment-4251 [...] Blogged a recap from #DMCA #dmca1201 http://wendy.seltzer.org/blog/archives/2009/05/08/theater-of-the-dmca-anticircumvention-hearings.htm... [...] [...] Blogged a recap from #DMCA #dmca1201 http://wendy.seltzer.org/blog/archives/2009/05/08/theater-of-the-dmca-anticircumvention-hearings.htm... [...]

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