MESSAGE
| DATE | 2003-10-29 |
| FROM | Ruben Safir Secretary NYLXS
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| SUBJECT | Subject: [hangout] They just don't get it
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<the inability to play a DVD on a particular device or with a
particular operating system is simply a matter of preference and
inconvenience. Persons wishing to play CSS-protected DVDs on computers
with the Linux operating system have the same options that other
consumers have. As a general proposition, the DVD medium has increased the
availability of motion pictures for sale and rental by the general public,
and the motion picture studios willingness to distribute their works
in this medium is due in part to the faith they have in the protection
offered by CSS. The balancing of the incremental benefit of allowing
circumvention for the purposes of watching a movie on a Linux-based
computer is outweighed by the threat of increased piracy that underlies
Congress motivation for enacting section 1201.>>
This is an unacceptable interpretation of the current situation with
regard to the fair ussage of any media, let alone CSS protected works.
The copyright offices suposition that the Movie Industry would be
unwilling to make works available in digital format is not proven by any
facts and is completely unsubstantiated, while the threat of tethering
formats to closed operating systems is an actually and proven inhibition
of Fair Use.
Ruben
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