[57196] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: State Super-DMCA Too True
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Jack Bates)
Mon Mar 31 08:45:06 2003
Date: Mon, 31 Mar 2003 07:44:19 -0600
From: Jack Bates <jbates@brightok.net>
To: Dan Hollis <goemon@anime.net>
Cc: Richard A Steenbergen <ras@e-gerbil.net>,
Peter Galbavy <peter.galbavy@knowtion.net>,
Mike Lyon <mlyon@fitzharris.com>,
Simon Lyall <simon.lyall@ihug.co.nz>,
Tony Rall <trall@almaden.ibm.com>, nanog@merit.edu
In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.4.44.0303310530420.983-100000@sasami.anime.net>
Errors-To: owner-nanog-outgoing@merit.edu
Dan Hollis wrote:
>
> They dont need to adjust their pricing, they just need to lobby for new
> laws to protect their flawed business models. Oh wait, they just did that.
>
IANAL, but the laws won't last. If they are enforced, the courts will
overturn them. The exceptions are the mods for console game systems.
People are already being charged with that under the DMCA if I'm not
mistaken. Sadly(yeah right), some politicians will have trouble getting
re-elected now.
-Jack
