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Once it hits 70 years from the lifetime of the author (so probably another 80 or 90 years from now) and is in public domain, that might change things since ther
by TheDong 9mo ago
Once it hits 70 years from the lifetime of the author (so probably another 80 or 90 years from now) and is in public domain, that might change things since there will no longer be copyright being protected.
In terms of copyright terms, this software is still pretty young, not even halfway to public domain. It's disrespectful to call it "very old".
- direwolf20 9mo agoDefeating a copy protection measure is illegal, even if the copy protection measure is not copyrighted.
- TheDong 9mo agoI'm not talking about the copy protection, but the software being protected. Surely if the work being protected isn't copyrighted, there's nothing to circumvent in terms of the DMCA?
- direwolf20 9mo agoA non–copyrighted work can still have a copy protection measure
- TheDong 9mo agoBut would the DMCA ("Copyright Act") still apply when there's no copyright? Here, let's read together: https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/17/1201 https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/17/1201 > No person shall circumvent a technological measure that effectively controls access to a work protected under this title > protected under this title A work not protected under title 17, copyright, is thus not covered.