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French Courts Ban DRM on DVDs

Posted by Hemos on from the le-excellent-move dept.

blamanj writes "According to a story on Boing-Boing, the French courts have banned DRM copy-protection on DVDs, because it is a consumer right to make a backup or to change formats (in this case, to VHS). Original story (in French) is also available."

7 of 605 comments (clear)

  1. French Frys? by Above · · Score: 1, Redundant

    Does this mean we can call them French Frys again and stop with all the Freedom Fry nonsense?

  2. Re:finally some sense. by eldimo · · Score: 0, Redundant

    You do know that the big statue in New York is a gift from them, right?

  3. Re:free speech by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Redundant

    any posters believing what this guy says might want to read the non-libertarian faq first.

    http://world.std.com/~mhuben/faq.html/

  4. Re:free speech by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Redundant

    any posters believing what this guy says might want to read the non-libertarian faq first.

    http://world.std.com/~mhuben/faq.html/

  5. Re:free speech by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Redundant

    any posters believing what this guy says might want to read the non-libertarian faq first.

    http://world.std.com/~mhuben/faq.html

  6. Re:free speech by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Redundant

    any posters believing what this guy says might want to read the non-libertarian faq first.

    http://world.std.com/~mhuben/faq.html

  7. Re:free speech by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Redundant

    any posters believing what this guy says might want to read the non-libertarian faq first.

    http://world.std.com/~mhuben/faq.html