DMCA Means You Can't Delete Files On Your PC?

Posted by kdawson on Monday August 20, 2007 @03:39PM from the heck-of-a-way-to-apply-for-a-job dept.

DragonHawk writes "According to Wired, John Stottlemire found a way to print duplicate coupons from Coupons.com by deleting some files and registry entires on his PC. Now he's being sued for a DMCA violation. He says, 'All I did was erase files or registry keys.' Says a lawyer: '[The DMCA] may cover this. I think it does give companies a lot of leverage and a lot of power.' So now the copyright cartels are saying that not only can we not copy things on our computers, but we can't delete things on our computers? Time to buy stock in Seagate."

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!!!Sensationalism!!!!!! by EmbeddedJanitor · 2007-08-20 16:07 · Score: 0, Troll

C'mon: all the author of TFA did was write some words and stuff....
TFA belongs in the pile with "Republicans fail to stop Hurricane Katrina, poor folks' houses destroyed!"

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