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Trevor_S
28-04-2005, 08:43 AM
YES !

Good on them, putting protection measures in place that don't allow fair
use are anathama IMO.

Unfortunately we don't even have a fair use provision !



"The appeals court ruled on Friday that copy prevention software on the DVD
violated privacy rights in the case of one consumer who had tried to
transfer the film onto a video cassette for personal use."

"This ruling means that 80 per cent of DVDs now on the French market are
equipped with illegal mechanisms,"


http://www.smh.com.au/news/Breaking/French-court-bans-DVD-copy-
protection/2005/04/27/1114462069789.html

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Trevor S


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