The content of a DeCSS encrypted disk falls under fair use, copying that is not illegal, the DMCA says that breaking that DeCSS code to get to the content is illegal.
On Thu, Jan 22, 2009 at 10:18 AM, Rev. Stewart Marshall < [email protected]> wrote: > If I understand it correctly. The copyright law has changes so that > anything you produce is automatically afforded copyright protection. > > If you so choose you can then give folks the right to copy anything you > have produced. > > However if they do not ask your permission first and it is granted it is > automatically considered a violation of the DMCA. > > How you want to enforce it is then your call. > > Stewart > > > At 10:57 AM 1/22/2009, you wrote: > >> That's one heck of an assumption. Couldn't you at least *ask* her >> first if it's a movie with copy protection before you assume she's >> some kind of criminal? >> >> We produce thousands of 'movie DVD's' a year, none of which are copy >> protected. We understand people can and do copy them; our only choice >> is to sell copies cheap enough that they would rather just buy them >> from us than go to the hassle. >> > > Rev. Stewart A. Marshall > mailto:[email protected] > Prince of Peace www.princeofpeaceozark.org > Ozark, AL SL 82 > > > ************************************************************************* > ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** > ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** > ************************************************************************* > -- Make sure you support your local CarbonONset programs! ************************************************************************* ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *************************************************************************
