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IP: Son of DIVX: DVD Copy Control
From: Dave Farber <farber () cis upenn edu>
Date: Fri, 28 Jan 2000 02:24:43 -0500
From: capek () us ibm com X-Lotus-FromDomain: IBMUS To: Dave () farber net Date: Thu, 27 Jan 2000 22:08:08 -0500 Here's a nice, readable, and funny summary of the motivations behind the DeCSS lawsuits and such... http://www.fool.com/portfolios/rulemaker/2000/rulemaker000127.htm?ref=fwec Son of DIVX: DVD Copy Control By Rob Landley GAITHERSBURG, MD (January 27, 2000) -- Every once in a while, a Fool just has to sit back and go, "Wow, that's really dumb." I shouldn't be surprised when dumb things come out of Hollywood. Robert Heinlein once wrote a morality tale about how an overly militaristic society can be a bad thing, and based on that, Hollywood came out with the campy action movie Starship Troopers (i.e., "Bevery Hills 90210 goes to war"). But then the DVD Copy Control Authority (a name straight out of a James Bond movie if you ask me) attempted to sue the ENTIRE INTERNET. It's like a class action lawsuit in reverse. Even for Hollywood, this has to set some kind of record for sheer bulk corporate idiocy. The mind boggles. ....
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