[Fwd: [ale] DMCA Protests]

[James S. Cochrane]

I'd argue that there are certainly some First Amendment issues with the 
DMCA, as well as some issues regarding patents and copyright (the 
Constitution specifies that exclusive rights will be granted to inventors 
for a limited time, the current schema effectively has no limit to those 
rights, which goes against the stated intention of the Constitutional 
power, which is to promote the progress of science and useful arts).  This 
relates to linux in the context that efforts to subvert standards in order 
to establish de facto monopolies can block attempts to reverse-engineer the 
basic mechanisms of how software works, endangering projects such as WINE 
and Loki's linux game porting efforts.

James

At 05:09 PM 7/23/01 -0400, Ned Williams wrote:
>Are we talking about a legimate constitutional issue with the DMCA or whining
>like a bunch of anti-capitalist socialist from Genoa here?
>
>Just want to get it straight thats all
>thanks
>Ned
>
>Wandered Inn wrote:
>
> > Jonathan Rickman wrote:
> >
> > > First they came for the guy on the corner, and we said nothing.
> > >
> > > Then they came for my neighbor, and we said nothing.
> > >
> > > Then they came for my brother, and we said nothing.
> > >
> > > Then they came for me...and there was noone left to say anything.
> >
> > A government of the corporations, for the corporations and bought by the
> > corporations...
> >
> > --
> > Until later: Geoffrey           esoteric at denali.atlnet.com
> >
> > "Great spirits have always found violent opposition from mediocre minds.
> > The latter cannot understand it when a man does not thoughtlessly submit
> > to hereditary prejudices but honestly and courageously uses his
> > intelligence." - Albert Einstein
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