I'm Piggy Wiggly from his blog, and my suggested solution is REALLY the question... I suggested he convert the file from a DRM-format to a non-DRM format, as interoperability is a specific exemption to the DMCA. If this isn't interoperability, what is?
He was reluctant to do so, as I feel he wanted to tackle one legal question at a time.
You can do anything you want from VBA, low-level included. Touch any file (you would normally have access to), chain to other programs, start/stop services, whatever...
Look at any audio CD you have. It's got that little "CD" logo on it, right? That means somebody PAID MONEY to the creators of the CD format. (Who, I don't know. I should look that up!) Kinda like JVC collecting on EVERY VHS tape, prerecorded or blank.
Now, if they mung the ECC and make some audio bits unreadable, they CAN'T be compliant with the Redbook Audio spec, right? And if they're not compliant with the spec, they didn't sell me a CD(tm)! If they didn't sell me a CD(tm), why is it marked with the logo? FRAUD, I tell you!
Oh sweet irony! The government trumps up the value of the data he stole so they can really put the screws to him... Now he sues for his data, worth billions, of course! How sweet it is...
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I'm Piggy Wiggly from his blog, and my suggested solution is REALLY the question... I suggested he convert the file from a DRM-format to a non-DRM format, as interoperability is a specific exemption to the DMCA. If this isn't interoperability, what is?
He was reluctant to do so, as I feel he wanted to tackle one legal question at a time.
14th amendment... The "due process" stuff. See this link and annotations for the real meat. Yup, the Constitution applies to corporations...
You can do anything you want from VBA, low-level included. Touch any file (you would normally have access to), chain to other programs, start/stop services, whatever...
How about "Theft By Deception"? Hear me out...
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Look at any audio CD you have. It's got that little "CD" logo on it, right? That means somebody PAID MONEY to the creators of the CD format. (Who, I don't know. I should look that up!) Kinda like JVC collecting on EVERY VHS tape, prerecorded or blank.
Now, if they mung the ECC and make some audio bits unreadable, they CAN'T be compliant with the Redbook Audio spec, right? And if they're not compliant with the spec, they didn't sell me a CD(tm)! If they didn't sell me a CD(tm), why is it marked with the logo? FRAUD, I tell you!
Oh, IANAL.
Oh sweet irony! The government trumps up the value of the data he stole so they can really put the screws to him... Now he sues for his data, worth billions, of course! How sweet it is...