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| DATE | 2003-10-29 |
| FROM | Ruben I Safir
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| SUBJECT | Subject: [hangout] Re: [DMCA-Activists] Re: [DMCA_Discuss] Fwd: IT: DMCA Exemption for censorware renewed!
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I'm impressed
I'm even more impressed with the list in general. It's hardly what I'd
like to see, but it does show some understanding of the issues that the
public is facing with DMCA enabled monetory racket schemes.
Ruben
On 2003.10.29 08:32 Dr. John Raymond Baker wrote:
> What can I say, but SETH ROCKS and RULES !!!! :)
> dr. john
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Seth Finkelstein"
> To: "Seth Johnson"
> Cc: ; ;
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> Sent: Tuesday, October 28, 2003 4:17 PM
> Subject: [DMCA_Discuss] Fwd: IT: DMCA Exemption for censorware renewed!
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>
> > Date: Tue, 28 Oct 2003 16:57:24 -0500
> > From: Seth Finkelstein
> > To: "Seth Finkelstein's InfoThought list"
> > Subject: IT: Victory - DMCA Exemption for censorware renewed!
> >
> > For the past several months, I have been working on advocating
> > for DMCA exemptions, in particular the exemption for censorware. Today,
> > (Oct 28) the Copyright Office released its ruling on DMCA exemptions. The
> > censorware exemption was one of only four granted, out of all proposed.
> > The Register has attributed that exemption primarily to *ME*!
> >
> > More info:
> >
> > http://www.copyright.gov/1201/
> > http://www.copyright.gov/1201/docs/librarian_statement_01.html
> > http://www.copyright.gov/1201/docs/registers-recommendation.pdf
> >
> > My testimony: http://sethf.com/anticensorware/hearing_dc.php
> >
> > From The Recommendation of the Register of Copyrights:
> >
> > The Register's recommendation in favor of this exemption is based
> > primarily on the evidence introduced in the comments and testimony by
> > one person, Seth Finkelstein, a non-lawyer participating on his own
> > behalf. In addition to identifying a class of works that related to
> > the specific facts presented, he identified the qualitative nature of
> > the noninfringing uses for which circumvention was necessary and
> > generally identified the technological measure which controlled access
> > to this class. There was no dispute that the lists of Internet
> > locations blocked by filtering software are generally encrypted or
> > otherwise protected by an access control measure. The remedy sought
> > was causally related to the noninfringing uses that are necessary to
> > conduct research, comment and criticism on the filtering software at
> > issue. Mr. Finkelstein also anticipated objections to the exemption
> > and proved that available alternatives to the exemption were
> > insufficient to remedy the adverse effect caused by the
> > prohibition. The insufficiency of alternatives was supported by
> > testimony and demonstrative evidence at the hearing in California by
> > James Tyre. Finally, Mr. Finkelstein's succinct initial comment
> > addressed the statutory requirements and thoughtfully analyzed each of
> > the statutory factors required to be considered in this rulemaking.
> >
> > --
> > Seth Finkelstein Consulting Programmer sethf-at-sethf.com http://sethf.com
> > Anticensorware Investigations - http://sethf.com/anticensorware/
> > Seth Finkelstein's Infothought blog - http://sethf.com/infothought/blog/
> >
> > _______________________________________________
> > Infothought mailing list
> > http://sethf.com/mailman/listinfo.cgi/infothought
> > _______________________________________________
> >
> >
> > ------------------------
> > http://www.anti-dmca.org
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> >
> > DMCA_Discuss mailing list
> > DMCA_Discuss-at-lists.microshaft.org
> > http://lists.microshaft.org/mailman/listinfo/dmca_discuss
> >
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