Re: [d@DCC] DMCA Paper final draft

From: "tOM Trottier" <Tom _-at-_ Abacurial.com>
To: General Discussion <discuss (at) digital-copyright.ca>
Date: Sun, 24 Nov 2002 00:57:45 -0500
References: <200211220537.gAM5bRwx002368@sandelman.ottawa.on.ca>

Some comments:

"TPM  - (Technological Protection Measures) deter piracy, encourage 
rights owners to use new media like the internet, and provide consumers 
a sophisticated new range of ways of enjoying music.  "

Separate definition from purpose and objectives. Create your own 
definition, or find value-free definitions, e.g. TPM are computer 
programs, hardware, and techniques such as encryption which publishers 
use to control use of copyright or other material. 


"In order to protect an individual’s work as well as encourage and 
foster future inventions, there needs to be in place some methods of 
exclusion in order to create an environment that would ensure financial 
benefits for the hard work and time invested, "

That's a position, not a description. Separate facts and opinions 
clearly.. Copy"right" actually contravenes the right of free speech and 
publishing. It was instituted as a matter of public policy to encourage 
and reward publishing.

There are a variety of other problems mentioned in the message 
archives. My particular thorns are:
    - encrypted material will seldom pass into the public domain because 
    decryption is prohibited forever.
    - full control implies the publisher needs to know who is using what, 
    an infringement of privacy. Control of decryption technology in the 
    home implies more invasion of privacy.
    - diversity and evolution of encryption techniques implies expense for 
    libraries and probably the complete unreadability of  material when the 
    copyright expires and the material officially passes into the public 
    domain.

tOM

On Saturday, November 23, 2002 at 21:37
Jeremy McNicoll <discuss@digital-copyright.ca> wrote:

> I have finally completed my paper for school.  I would appreciate
> anyones input on it.  It can be found at the following location
> http://www.mcnicoll.ca/dmca/  The last part on  reverse engineering is a
> little week.  If anyone can offer any help I would appreciate it before
> I submit it on Nov 25.  Or maybe I will just remove it. 
> 
> Thanks again.
> 
> 
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