Or does the DCMA make my decrypting a DVD (which I own) using unauthorized
software (i.e. not part of the consortium) illegal, period?
When someone sells you something (e.g., a phonograph, or phonograph
recording)
they can claim that the warrantee is void [1] if you use other than
*their*
In article [EMAIL PROTECTED],
John Doe #N [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
[1] An OEM may not be always be able to void a warrantee for objectively
bogus reasons,
e.g., a car manufacturer probably couldn't get away with dropping a
drive-train warrantee
because you used generic oil that fullfilled
At 12:30 AM 6/28/2001 +, Ian Goldberg wrote:
In article [EMAIL PROTECTED],
John Doe #N [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
[1] An OEM may not be always be able to void a warrantee for objectively
bogus reasons,
e.g., a car manufacturer probably couldn't get away with dropping a
drive-train
At 07:59 PM 6/27/01 -0700, Steve Schear wrote:
Well, manufacturers certainly behave this egregiously today; Ross
Anderson's new book (I believe it was) tells of great things like
printers checking the model of toner catridge installed, and
automatically degrading the image if a 3rd-party
