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| DATE | 2004-01-20 |
| FROM | Mike Richardson - NYLXS PRESIDENT
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| SUBJECT | Subject: [hangout] Re: [DMCA_Discuss] Has RealNetworks Violated the DMCA?
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On Mon, 19 Jan 2004, Jeff Comer wrote:
> > From: Vladimir Katalov
> > Subject: [DMCA_Discuss] Has RealNetworks Violated the DMCA?
> >
> > Has RealNetworks Violated the DMCA?
> > January 15, 2004
> > By Bill Rosenblatt
> >
> > http://www.drmwatch.com/drmtech/article.php/3299681
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> This is crap. In a subsequent edition from the 16th, DRM Watch admitted they jumped the gun. Surf to -
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> http://www.drmwatch.com/drmtech/article.php/3300561
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> To quote,
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> "Our article of January 15 about RealPlayer 10 from RealNetworks suggested that, in reverse engineering the DRM schemes of both Microsoft Windows Media and Apple's iTunes/FairPlay, they had circumvented those schemes and thus possibly run afoul of DMCA 1201. It turns out that we were misinformed: RealNetworks did not reverse engineer, and therefore RealPlayer 10 does not circumvent, these or any other DRM schemes. We regret the error and apologize to RealNetworks for any implications of wrongdoing, which we retract.
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> "The truth of the matter is much simpler. RealNetworks simply acquired the free software development kits (SDKs) of both Windows Media and Apple's QuickTime Audio, just as any other software developer might do."
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> Nothing like jumping the gun, eh? They really should get it right the first time. I wrote to Mr Rosenblatt this morning and received a terse reply.
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> In another article from the 15th regarding P2P's (see http://www.drmwatch.com/drmtech/article.php/3299731), they got some facts wrong regarding Napster, and they hastened to point out the involvement of "porn publisher Titan Media." Neither pornography nor Titan Media had anything to do with the rest of the story, so I can only imagine it was an attempt to associate "pornography" with "P2P" and further sully file sharing.
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> Be aware. Be very aware.
> ~>jc ** jeffrey w comer
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> Cheers,
> ~>jc ** jeffrey w comer
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