"Michael Passer" <michael_at_passer.us> said:
> Certainly no one would ever have used one to make a backup of the
> copy-protected software he legitimately purchased.
Really? I used to use CopyIIPC for that...
> That it was primarily a piracy tool is the mentality that brought us the
DMCA,
> and that is driving the TCPA. That board did and does have legitimate,
> non-infringing uses.
*sigh*. More insanity...
Hollywood: "People are pirating our movies"
Senators: "Let's make it illegal to own or use any device with a CPU that
doesn't have a copyright protection chip"
Stupid and impractical. Need I say more?
If this sort of thing starts happening over here in the UK, then I'm jumping
ship. I hear the Bahamas are nice this time of year :-)
Later.
--
Phil.
philpem_at_dsl.pipex.com
http://www.philpem.dsl.pipex.com/
Received on Tue Jul 02 2002 - 14:01:44 BST