Re: [d@DCC] MPAA copies DVD without permission

From: Darryl Moore <darryl _-at-_ mfe.ca>
To: "General Copyright Discussions (questions, organizing, etc)" <discuss (at) list.digital-copyright.ca>
Date: Wed, 25 Jan 2006 16:10:54 -0500
References: <459F05C5CBAB824BB3DD965CC92BBFEA065E5044@swan.spectrumsignal.com> <20060125205938.GA7359@numb.ca>

On Wed, 2006-01-25 at 12:59 -0800, Ross Jordan wrote:
> On Wed, Jan 25, 2006 at 12:48:24PM -0800, Chris Brand wrote:
> > 
> > http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/01/25/mpaa_caught_pirating_dvds/ 
> > 
> > >The director, Kirby Dick, specifically asked the MPAA not to make any copies of his film.
> > >But on Monday the MPAA admitted it had made a copy of the film 
> > 
> > Interestingly, they don't say "Yes, we made a mistake. Sorry. We'll
> > pay you this much money if you don't sue us", but instead claim that :
> > >because their staff were the subject of the film, they were not breaking copyright law.
> > 
> > So apparently copyright isn't the hard-and-fast piracy-is-theft
> > thing that some people claim - wait a minute - that *they* claim it is.
> 
> I think they are suggesting they support the concept of 'fair use'.
> 

Errr, but didn't they have to break the DRM on the DVD in order to copy
it? I though fair use was not a valid defence with regard to the DMCA.
They broke the law and should go to jail. Put them into a cell right
next to Sony.

These are the laws they asked for. The least they can do is live by
them.


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