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FTA: The DMCA says, “no person shall circumvent a technological measure that effectively controls access to a work protected under this title.” Not to be a pe
by blhack 17y ago
FTA:
The DMCA says, “no person shall circumvent a technological measure that effectively controls access to a work protected under this title.”
Not to be a pedant here, but obviously the protection wasn't every effective.
What is to stop me saying something like:
"THIS POST IS ENCRYPTED WITH ROT26 ENCRYPTION"
then suing the pants off of all of you for circumventing my protection? Yeah, that is a stupid example, but things have gotten WAY out of control here.
- pyre 17y agoYea, 'effectively' doesn't mean that the 'technological measure' has to do it's job effectively, but that the results of it 'in effect' controls access. ROT-26 is a poor example. It does nothing to 'control access' to your text. Using ROT-13 would be a better example since it's so stupidly simplistic that a moron could crack it.
- calcnerd256 17y agoWhat about using the DMCA where search-and-seizure laws aren't working? I seem to remember there being stories awhile back about airport security searching people's computers unlawfully and getting away with it. Is there any way to claim they violated DMCA in doing so?