IP: RE: Author of DeCss Arrested

[Dave Farber <farber () cis upenn edu>]

> From: "Carter Page" <carter.page () BuildPoint com>
> To: <farber () cis upenn edu>
>
>
> Professor Farber,
>
> The issue is not copyright, but the right to perform technical review and
> analysis and to develop tools to that end.
>
> The people who designed DVD screwed up, and they are trying to fix their
> technological failures with a legal bandaid -- more like a legal
> sledgehammer.  I hope a million people download a copy of DeCCS to their
> hard drives to show how futile and outdated this sort of action is.
>
> Don't get me wrong.  I think DVD is great, and I am no friend to software
> pirates.  But we're going to be in trouble if this sets precedent and every
> piece of software has to be assessed for its potential application to the
> commission of a copyright crime.  Really the ultimate software pirate's tool
> has to be the Internet.  Do we outlaw that too?
>
> Today feels like a good day to send in my donation to the EFF...
>
>
> - Carter, UPenn '96