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On Thu, 04 Jun 2009 16:03:50 -0700, Darren New wrote:
> Right. That's why I said "DMCA notwithstanding".
Problem is, we can't choose to ignore DMCA. I'm not sure I follow you
here.
> "Illegal copies." Now, is it OK to circumvent to make legal copies?
> That's what I was trying to say before - I think there's specifically
> language in the DMCA to allow circumvention of necessary to use the
> material as intended.
But in the case you put forth, use of a program that is restricted in
platform through technological means is not use of the program "as
intended". I guess part of the question is "intended by whom?".
Taking Jeremy's suggested idea, I purchase a program that's developed to
run on the Mac, but I don't have a Mac. If my intention is the important
one and my intention is to run it on a Linux-based PC, would it be legal
for me to reverse-engineer the program in order to recompile it to run on
Linux? I would seriously doubt that, and I think a challenge on that
basis would ultimately fail in court.
Jim
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