Today, Red Hat Linux 9 has been "officially" released to the masses via the FTP servers, and we host here a mini-interview with Matt Wilson, Manager, Base Operating Systems at Red Hat, Inc.
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Here's some other links. This stuff is fuzzy law since it hasn't been conclusively decided in court. It isn't worth the risk to a company like RedHat.
I won't get into the heirarchy of law (constitution,statues, USC). But the MPAA/RIAA/DVD cartel have the fund$ to nullify our rights.
Here's some other links. This stuff is fuzzy law since it hasn't been conclusively decided in court. It isn't worth the risk to a company like RedHat.
I won't get into the heirarchy of law (constitution,statues, USC). But the MPAA/RIAA/DVD cartel have the fund$ to nullify our rights.
Here's the timeline of events:
http://ipjustice.org/decsstable.htm
See what Harvard Law says:
http://eon.law.harvard.edu/openlaw/DVD/
That's why 2600 gave up: http://www.eff.org/IP/Video/MPAA_DVD_cases/
http://www.eff.org/IP/Video/MPAA_DVD_cases/20020703_eff_2600_pr.htm...
And Jon J. is about to get re-tried:
http://www.grammy.com/news/artswatch/2003/0113decssteen.html
To you and me *remember I agree w/you* this is a Bad Law(tm). It IS fair use. But the court$ & several congressmen have been bought.