I thought that the wod "effectively" could be used for DVDs (and any broken DRM system) because it is no longer "effective"; in otherwords once the DRM is broken it isnt covered by DMCA - this is totally irrelevant to me in the UK of course; but I read several blogs/articles discussing this point.<br>
<br>If this selective interpretation is upheld in the US, it would become illegal to attempt to break a particular DRM, but the moment it was broken by someone else and made public it is no longer effective at protecting the content and therefore not covered by the DMCA!!!<br>
<br>With regards to the post remarking about fonts; yes attempts have been made to optimise fonts (or "founts" officially/traditionally in the UK) for use on screens; Verdana and Calibra from M$ are examples of fonts altered for improved screen rendering - not that I am saying that they are great fonts.<br>
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<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">2009/10/23 Christopher Meredith <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:chmeredith@gmail.com">chmeredith@gmail.com</a>></span><br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
<div class="im">On Fri, Oct 23, 2009 at 10:06 AM, ryan patterson <<a href="mailto:ryan.goat@gmail.com">ryan.goat@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
> On Fri, Oct 23, 2009 at 8:26 AM, Christopher Meredith<br>
> <<a href="mailto:chmeredith@gmail.com">chmeredith@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
>> On Fri, Oct 23, 2009 at 7:01 AM, David Asher <<a href="mailto:asherml@gmail.com">asherml@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
>>> Actually doesn't the DMCA expressly forbid removing the encryption from a<br>
>>> DVD even for your own purposes? Of course, only in the US.<br>
>><br>
>> While I was speaking mainly in terms of the Copyright Act and fair<br>
>> use, you bring up a good point. Not only does the DMCA forbid ripping<br>
>> DVDs you already own, it also forbids even *watching* them in Linux.<br>
>><br>
><br>
> No the DMCA is very specific. It forbids removing the encryption from<br>
> a DVD for the express purpose of circumventing the copyright.<br>
> Removing the encryption for other purposes is permitted, but not<br>
> defined. Of coarse according to the MPAA, removing the encryption in<br>
> order to watch your DVD on anything but a authorized device (for<br>
> example: linux, iphone, etc.) is a copyright violation. Most<br>
> consumers disagree. This ambiguity has not been definitively defined<br>
> by the courts.<br>
<br>
</div>Sec. 1201(a)(1)(A) of the DMCA says that "[n]o person shall circumvent<br>
a technological measure that effectively controls access to a work<br>
protected under this title." It doesn't mention the purpose for which<br>
the circumvention is employed. Sec. 1201(a)(3)(A) defines "circumvent"<br>
as "to descramble a scrambled work, to decrypt an encrypted work, or<br>
otherwise to avoid, bypass, remove, deactivate, or impair a<br>
technological measure, without the authority of the copyright owner."<br>
Because DeCSS is not licensed or approved, it amounts to a<br>
circumvention of commercial DVD encryption. Under the plain language<br>
of the statute, the use of DeCSS (for ripping or even watching) is a<br>
violation of the DMCA.<br>
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