davebenham
join:2002-01-31
Round Lake, IL
| He's not really clueless. He actually has a very simple and effective solution to the problem.
If you download a copyrighted digital file you have no legal rights to, you have committed an illegal act. There's really no room for debate on that.
The real issue in the Hollywood vs. FileSharers war is the concept of fair use and the Digital Millennium Copyright Act. Fair use grants consumers rights to make copies of copyrighted works for personal use, but the DMCA says it is illegal to circumvent security measures on digital material.
So, fair use says I have a legal right to copy a DVD for personal use, say to protect my investment against scratches. However, the DMCA makes it illegal to copy an encrypted DVD.
Publishers are asking for tight control of their product that allows them to prevent even legal copying of their work by consumers.
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