Re: [d@DCC] U.S. Copyright Office issues new rights

From: Robert Smits <bob _-at-_ rsmits.ca>
To: "General Copyright Discussions \(questions, organizing, etc\)" <discuss (at) list.digital-copyright.ca>
Date: Mon, 27 Nov 2006 17:45:51 -0800
References: <200611260954.08501.bob@rsmits.ca> <456B4C67.3050300@flora.ca>

On Monday 27 November 2006 12:36, Russell McOrmond wrote:

>      "The not-so-good news is in some of the exemptions that were not
> granted. The exemption for censorware research was not renewed, mostly
> because its most effective advocates, such as Seth Finkelstein, got
> tired of re-requesting it. (Even if nothing has changed, each exemption
> must be rerequested every three years through the same bureaucratic
> process — one example of how the playing field is tilted against
> exemptions.)"
>
>
>    While this is a good recognition of the flaws of the DMCA in that it
> harms legitimate speech and innovation, the process is still a disaster.
>   It is likely the 6 exceptions that they granted this year will simply
> expire in 3 years.

Doesn't the following clause address censorware research? Not that it's 
enough, but the fact that the US is exempting it makes a good argument for 
Canada to permanently exempt these categories, too.

6. Sound recordings, and audiovisual works associated with those sound 
recordings, distributed in compact disc format and protected by technological 
protection measures that control access to lawfully purchased works and 
create or exploit security flaws or vulnerabilities that compromise the 
security of personal computers, when circumvention is accomplished solely for 
the purpose of good faith testing, investigating, or correcting such security 
flaws or vulnerabilities.

Bob
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Robert Smits, Ladysmith BC Email bob@rsmits.ca

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