Re: New DMCA exemptions

["mdj" <mdj.mdj@gmail.com>]

John B. Matthews wrote:
> The United States Code, title 17, section 1201(a)(1)^1 prohibits the
> circumvention of technological measures that control access to
> copyrighted works. The Copyright Office has establised several new
> exemptions to this law that may interest the Apple II community^2.
>
> In particular, The Librarian of Congress granted two exemptions for
> otherwise non-infringing uses in connection with obsolescent
> computers:

Interesting. So these exemptions still don't cover obsolete media used
to distribute other content (ie. films and music), so the DMCA still
contradicts the fair use exemptions in the Copyright Act.

It's nice to know though that we're no longer conducting a criminal
activity when we break copy protection on Apple II software titles.
Thanks.

I'll omit the usual rant about how this ridiculous, corrupt piece of
legislation came to be passed in the first place.

Matt