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DMCA Doesn't Protect Garage Door Remotes

Posted by timothy on from the now-the-world-is-truly-safe dept.

bgood writes "A federal judge in Illinois has ruled that a univeral remote garage door opener does not violate the DMCA. "Consumers have a reasonable expectation that they can replace the original product with a competing universal product without violating federal law," Judge Rebecca M. Pallmeyer said. "This was an attempt to expand the Digital Millennium Copyright Act to where it had never gone before," said Andrea B. Greene, attorney for privately held Skylink, the manufacture of the garage door opener in question. "[This is] very good news for consumers." Additional coverage at Wired and Security Focus."

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  1. More FUD by Overly+Critical+Guy · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    This is the second post I've seen that says this.

    Windows Media Player 9 has always played DVDs with no third-party decoders installed. Yes, kids, it plays DVDs just fine, all by its lonesome.

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    1. Re:More FUD by Sj0 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

      Interesting. You just proved that what I said was absolutely right. Just because you disagree doesn't mean I'm stupid, it doesn't even nessessarily mean I'm wrong. In reality, it's easy to discredit ANY view if you try hard enough. Even creationists and scientologists have 'discredited' evolution and sanity, respectively.

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  2. Re:Changes by SkunkPussy · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    They showed us some lame arse XBox game
    Safe!!! I approve of your spelling. From where I'm standing (UK), I get pissed off when lazy people use the US spelling of arse (ass). I assume by youe usage that NZ uses the same spelling as UK and therefore I am pleased. good work!

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  3. That's because he's a troll by Ayanami+Rei · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Mod down grandparent -1 liar.

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  4. wrongly sued by twitter · · Score: 0, Offtopic
    Umm, who has the RIAA wrongly sued?

    The Girl Scouts of America and the RIAA won, forcing them to pay fees because the Girl Scouts had been singing America The Beautiful around the campfire. If that's not wrong, I'm not sure what is.

    The RIAA is an evil extortion ring fighting competition with silly laws.

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