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On Thu, 04 Jun 2009 14:48:41 -0400, Jeremy \"UncleHoot\" Praay wrote:
> "Jim Henderson" <nos### [at] nospam com> wrote in message
> news:4a281112$1@news.povray.org...
>> On Thu, 04 Jun 2009 10:42:04 -0700, Darren New wrote:
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>>> somebody wrote:
>>>> Does that mean a W2K user has free pass to patch the XP version to
>>>> bypass installation/registration?
>>>
>>> I think it does, in the USA, yes. You're allowed to make modifications
>>> to something to get around compatibility problems.
>>
>> Are you? I've not heard that one before, I would think that might open
>> the person making the modifications up to being prosecuted under DMCA.
>>
> Yes, and then Yes. Hence the trouble with the DMCA, and why it may
> ultimately fail if properly challenged.
I can't wait for that day, but don't want to be the one to challenge it,
either. There have been some minor challenges to it IIRC, but nothing
really overwhelming (ISTR hearing about one challenge about accessibility
for DRM'ed protected PDFs or something like that).
Jim
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