Re: [CGUYS] DMCA: was: [CGUYS] copying a DVD movie disc

2009-02-11 Thread Paul Meyer
...@tjpa.com To: COMPUTERGUYS-L@LISTSERV.AOL.COM Sent: Thursday, January 22, 2009 3:13:41 PM Subject: Re: [CGUYS] DMCA: was: [CGUYS] copying a DVD movie disc http://news.cnet.com/2010-12-950229.html Note that article written by a CNET political correspondent, hardly an authority on law

Re: [CGUYS] DMCA: was: [CGUYS] copying a DVD movie disc

2009-02-11 Thread Tom Piwowar
Except that there is no prosecution in a civil suit. There is a plaintiff, someone who thinks they need compensation or some other sort of injuctive relief. No one goes to jail or has a criminal record from a civil trial. Go bankrupt? Well yeah. So you are signing up to be our guarantor? We

Re: [CGUYS] DMCA: was: [CGUYS] copying a DVD movie disc

2009-01-23 Thread Snyder, Mark (IT Civ)
LOL! The first amendment is free speech and the 2nd is bearing arms. So, you must be advocating the right to shooting one's mouth off? Thank you, Mark Snyder -Original Message- While admire you as an avid Mac supporter, your a wimp on this issue. You are hardly an authority on

[CGUYS] DMCA: was: [CGUYS] copying a DVD movie disc

2009-01-22 Thread mike
http://news.cnet.com/2010-12-950229.html Another article about DMCA myths. On Thu, Jan 22, 2009 at 8:16 AM, mike xha...@gmail.com wrote: http://www.doom9.org/index.html?/dmca_revealed.htm This site has an interesting analysis of the DMCA, good for a read. On Thu, Jan 22, 2009 at 8:11 AM,

Re: [CGUYS] DMCA: was: [CGUYS] copying a DVD movie disc

2009-01-22 Thread Tom Piwowar
http://news.cnet.com/2010-12-950229.html Note that article written by a CNET political correspondent, hardly an authority on law or computers. Note that article says fears of legal action *may* not all be justified (emphasis mine). So even the author isn't full standing behind the assertion.

Re: [CGUYS] DMCA: was: [CGUYS] copying a DVD movie disc

2009-01-22 Thread Jeff Miles
Tom, While admire you as an avid Mac supporter, your a wimp on this issue. You are hardly an authority on law, if you were, I'd never hire you as my attorney. We live in America. It's the 2nd amendment for freedom of speech. No DMCA supersedes the constitution. A lot of people believe

Re: [CGUYS] DMCA: was: [CGUYS] copying a DVD movie disc

2009-01-22 Thread Tom Piwowar
While admire you as an avid Mac supporter, your a wimp on this issue. You are hardly an authority on law, if you were, I'd never hire you as my attorney. We live in America. It's the 2nd amendment for freedom of speech. No DMCA supersedes the constitution. Most smart lawyers will advise you