[Coco] Re: [Color Computer] History Bytes

[jdaggett at gate.net]

Dennis

It is my understanding that Section 1201 deals with circumvention 
of copyright protection systems. 

That should mean that if I copy protect a media in such a manner to 
restrict only the lincensee usage of the copyrighted material, then 
no one is allowed to circumvent the copy protection. No one is 
allowed to "reverse" engineer the copy protection system to gain 
unauthorized usage or prevent authorized users access to 
copyrighted material. 

Much of this provision deals with software and hardware to protect 
information of DVDs, DSS satelite and various other entertainment 
media.  

At least that is my interpretation of this section. 

james

On 10 Jan 2005 at 17:09, Dennis Bathory-Kitsz wrote:

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> At 05:05 PM 1/10/05 -0500, jdaggett at gate.net wrote:
> >I seriously doubt that the DMCA forbids "reverse" engineering.
> 
> http://www.copyright.gov/title17/92chap12.html
> Search the page for "reverse".
> 
> This is a circumvention provision, but it's still being adjudicated,
> as any taking-apart can be considered circumvention. Two cases (garage
> door openers and inkjet cartridges) have apparently gone the
> defendent's way, which is interim good news for the tinkerer. I
> wouldn't want to be a test case, especially with the Induce Act to be
> resubmitted in this more corporate-pliant congress.
> 
> Dennis
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