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The Argument for Crackable Media
rubberbando writes "Wired is running a story about how the US Copyright Office is looking for input about a law that will allow some media to be legally cracked. This is aimed at certain uses such as cracking an ebook so that a blind person can use reading software with it and older software that requires a hardware dongle that no longer works." From the article: "The DMCA forbids cracking of copy-protected or encrypted digital media, with certain exceptions. When the law was passed, Congress mandated the register of copyrights revisit the anti-circumvention section every three years to make sure consumers have proper access to materials they purchased -- even if content creators have them locked down. If the copyright office finds instances where copy protection prevents fair use of the work, then those copy protections can be legally circumvented." We reported on the other side of the coin yesterday.
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I posted this story yesterday and it got rejected...
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The psyche of the standard troll ceases not to amaze me...
I just love the way you avoid writing the word god while you don't seem to have any problem with writing the rest of what you wrote. Cute.
Yuoor Reeghts Oonleene-a: Zee Ergooment fur Creckeble-a Medeea
Pusted by Zunk oon Setoordey Ooctuber 08, @06:45PM
frum zee mekeeng-sufftvere-a-vurk-fur-yuoo dept.
roobberbundu vreetes "Vured is roonneeng a stury ebooot hoo zee US Cupyreeght Ooffffeece-a is luukeeng fur inpoot ebooot a lev thet veell elloo sume-a medeea tu be-a legelly crecked. Thees is eeemed et certeeen uses sooch es creckeeng un ibouk su thet a bleend persun cun use-a reedeeng sufftvere-a veet it und oolder sufftvere-a thet reqooures a herdvere-a dungle-a thet nu lunger vurks." Frum zee erticle-a: "Zee DMCA furbeeds creckeeng ooff cupy-prutected oor eecrypted deegitel medeea, veet certeeen ixcepshuns. Vhee zee lev ves pessed, Cungress mundeted zee regeester ooff cupyreeghts refeesit zee unti-curcoomfenshun secshun ifery three-a yeers tu meke-a soore-a cunsoomers hefe-a pruper eccess tu metereeels zeey poorchesed -- ifee iff cuntent creeturs hefe-a zeem lucked doon. Iff zee cupyreeght ooffffeece-a feends instunces vhere-a cupy prutecshun prefents feur use-a ooff zee vurk, zeen thuse-a cupy prutecshuns cun be-a legelly curcoomfented." Ve-a repurted oon zee oozeer seede-a ooff zee cueen yesterdey. Bork Bork Bork!
How can you believe in curse words if you're an atheist? (I'm too lazy to post the definition of curse here, you look it up yourself)
lol if you don't know the definition of the word, how can you argue on the merits of the word?