I had a 2 hour waste of time while preparing a ripping guide for copy
protected media. As i was writing the guide, something was bothering me
but
i couldnt remember what it was. something I had read somewhere about
defeating copy protection.

Read on

The DMCA is a draconian piece of legislation that in effect robs you of
fair use. The courts have already decided that far use of your CD
includes
making a back up for personal use. Copy protection schemes prevent you
from
doing just that. This is fair?

No, this is the US government pandering (as always) to big business. It
goes to prove that anything in America is possible (as long as you have
a
tax free group of people with unlimited resources to bribe... I mean
lobby
the government with)


I can hear someone out there (If indeed there is anyone out there-heh)
say:
Elect some honest people into office who can't be lobbied. An
honest politician? That's a hoot, an oxy-moron (fitting isn't it)
Like
jumbo shrimp. I hate to say this but I will anyway for the record. We
will
never have fairness in this country so long as dishonest men run it.
Men
who care more for money then the people they swore to serve. You need
look
no farther then the DMCA for proof. The law is so badly worded and so
broad
in scope anyone attempting to exercise their right to fair use of the
CD
they just bought can be charged with a crime and that anyone even
telling
someone how to get around copy protection to facilitate fair use can be
charged with a crime. Is it just me or is that just a little harsh?
Bush
signed the DMCA, what an asshole, I'm sorry I ever voted for this
clown.
IMHO elections are a sham; you are just replacing one set of imbeciles
for
another. If this sounds UN American, don't let it bother you, I love
my
country. I was in boot in the army camp on my 18th birthday having
enlisted
when I was 17. What I can't stand are the people we are forced to
choose
from to run it. I have a problem with the government pandering to a
dishonest, sleazy organization like the RIAA.I have a problem with our
government selling pieces of our liberty. The USA has her head so far
up
big business's ass; I can't say for sure where one starts and the
other
ends.


--Chad

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