snarlydwarf;195685 Wrote: > For DVD's, yes. Ironically, according to the DMCA, if you have an audio > CD that installs a rootkit to restrict copying... it is illegal to > publish "hold F1 when inserting this" as that is getting around a > protection scheme. Incredibly boneheaded law, but that's what happens > when you have non-technical people deciding laws based on how they > think reality should be. > > > Which is why it would be really hard for RIAA to stop, at least now. > "Fair Use" is a nice vague term, and most people would have problems > seeing ripping-your-own for your iPod/Zune/Squeezebox as anything but > legal.. I just wouldn't count on it. > > http://www.eff.org/deeplinks/archives/004409.php
Thanks. As you say, this whole thing is most bizarre. Another thing that puzzles me (so many things do!), I'm in the UK by the way, is the downloading of TV shows from the internet. For example, it is illegal for me to download, say, a brand new episode of Lost or 24 even tho it will be aired in the UK a few days later, even tho I already pay subs for the Sky channel that it will be aired on. It can't be the advertisers who'll lose out on potential revenue because I always FF through the adverts. Anyway, I'm in serious danger of being flamed for taking this off topic so I'll get my coat and leave you guys to it ;) -- Ian_F ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Ian_F's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=8308 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=34366 _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
