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DVD Copyright Case Mulled over by Judge

howhardcanitbetocrea writes "news.com is reporting that the judge in a closely watched lawsuit challenging the legality of DVD-copying software said she was 'substantially persuaded' by past court rulings that favored copyright holders, but closed a hearing Thursday without issuing a ruling in the case." This is a case that could very well determine the future of the DMCA, and the article does a good job of summarizing the arguments from both sides.

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  1. Re:Copyright never expires already by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Troll

    Fortunately, with the recent Supreme Court decision that a series tending towards infinity is considered "finite time", it is unlikely something created today would actually go into public domain.

    No, I'm not bitter at all.