Re: It's legal to crack Apple II copy protection

["Frank Townsend" <ftownsen@nospam.net>]

"Ned Ludd" <spam@luddite.ca> wrote in message
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> Greg Buchner <apple22@mn.rr.com> wrote:
>
> > The U.S. Library of Congress created on Tuesday four narrow exemptions
> > to a controversial digital-piracy statute
>
> <snip>
>
> > <IMPORTANT ONE!!!>
> >
> > ? Computer programs or video games that use obsolete formats or
> > hardware
> >
> > <Should include anything Apple II related...>
>
> Of course this only applies to copying, not distribution. Does the DMCA
> have anything to say about abandonware, or would that be beyond it's
> scope?


Yes, beyond its scope.

And unlike trademark law (where abandonment  causes the trademark owner to
forfeit his legal protections) copyrights are enforceable as long as the
work is still within its copyright term.


Frank