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hanna975 · 07-19-04, 10:13 PM

This is a quote from the Digital Millennium Copyright Act that I found interesting. From what I make out, paragraph B and C says it's not illegal. Note where it says "shall not apply to users of a copyrighted work" and "make noninfringing uses of that particular class of works". Paragraph C seems to repeat what B says, just with more words.

Again, let me say. I bought the movie, I'm watching the movie, not downloading the movie for free, not posting on a P2P site for others to download for free. I just chose to watch it on my computer. I agree that everyone involved in making the movie has the right to protect it and get paid for their efforts. I paid and now I wish to enjoy it.

So far I haven't found anything to counter that, but I'll keep looking. This is a lot to read. I see that this is intended to stop pirating music, movies, software etc. which I'm not doing.

"Sec. 1201. Circumvention of copyright protection systems

`(a) VIOLATIONS REGARDING CIRCUMVENTION OF TECHNOLOGICAL MEASURES- (1)(A) No person shall circumvent a technological measure that effectively controls access to a work protected under this title. The prohibition contained in the preceding sentence shall take effect at the end of the 2-year period beginning on the date of the enactment of this chapter.

`(B) The prohibition contained in subparagraph (A) shall not apply to persons who are users of a copyrighted work which is in a particular class of works, if such persons are, or are likely to be in the succeeding 3-year period, adversely affected by virtue of such prohibition in their ability to make noninfringing uses of that particular class of works under this title, as determined under subparagraph (C).

`(C) During the 2-year period described in subparagraph (A), and during each succeeding 3-year period, the Librarian of Congress, upon the recommendation of the Register of Copyrights, who shall consult with the Assistant Secretary for Communications and Information of the Department of Commerce and report and comment on his or her views in making such recommendation, shall make the determination in a rulemaking proceeding on the record for purposes of subparagraph (B) of whether persons who are users of a copyrighted work are, or are likely to be in the succeeding 3-year period, adversely affected by the prohibition under subparagraph (A) in their ability to make noninfringing uses under this title of a particular class of copyrighted works. In conducting such rulemaking, the Librarian shall examine--"

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hanna975 Aximsite Minor League Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: York, Pa Posts: 166 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	A quote This is a quote from the Digital Millennium Copyright Act that I found interesting. From what I make out, paragraph B and C says it's not illegal. Note where it says "shall not apply to users of a copyrighted work" and "make noninfringing uses of that particular class of works". Paragraph C seems to repeat what B says, just with more words. Again, let me say. I bought the movie, I'm watching the movie, not downloading the movie for free, not posting on a P2P site for others to download for free. I just chose to watch it on my computer. I agree that everyone involved in making the movie has the right to protect it and get paid for their efforts. I paid and now I wish to enjoy it. So far I haven't found anything to counter that, but I'll keep looking. This is a lot to read. I see that this is intended to stop pirating music, movies, software etc. which I'm not doing. "Sec. 1201. Circumvention of copyright protection systems `(a) VIOLATIONS REGARDING CIRCUMVENTION OF TECHNOLOGICAL MEASURES- (1)(A) No person shall circumvent a technological measure that effectively controls access to a work protected under this title. The prohibition contained in the preceding sentence shall take effect at the end of the 2-year period beginning on the date of the enactment of this chapter. `(B) The prohibition contained in subparagraph (A) shall not apply to persons who are users of a copyrighted work which is in a particular class of works, if such persons are, or are likely to be in the succeeding 3-year period, adversely affected by virtue of such prohibition in their ability to make noninfringing uses of that particular class of works under this title, as determined under subparagraph (C). `(C) During the 2-year period described in subparagraph (A), and during each succeeding 3-year period, the Librarian of Congress, upon the recommendation of the Register of Copyrights, who shall consult with the Assistant Secretary for Communications and Information of the Department of Commerce and report and comment on his or her views in making such recommendation, shall make the determination in a rulemaking proceeding on the record for purposes of subparagraph (B) of whether persons who are users of a copyrighted work are, or are likely to be in the succeeding 3-year period, adversely affected by the prohibition under subparagraph (A) in their ability to make noninfringing uses under this title of a particular class of copyrighted works. In conducting such rulemaking, the Librarian shall examine--"