[WEB4LIB] Re: DMCA going too far???

[Dobbs, Aaron]

DMCA, from the Latin "...to scr*w the little guy out of stuff" e.g.:
	1. more money.
	2. any possibility of enjoyment that doesn't come prepackaged.
	3. convenience.
	4. their lawfully given right to "...pursuit of happiness..."

Maybe enough "little guy"s & "little guy" groups will:
	1. see the iceberg that the DMCA really is
	2. encourage the captains (lawmakers) to change course
	3. get motivated enough to get the DMCA repealed

-Pollyanna 
:-)'
(no offense to people named Pollyanna, just referring to the storybook
character)

-----Original Message-----
From: Raymond Wood [mailto:raywood at magma.ca]
Sent: Thursday, November 01, 2001 12:29 PM
To: Multiple recipients of list
Subject: [WEB4LIB] Re: DMCA going too far???


On Thu, Nov 01, 2001 at 10:05:30AM -0800, Charles P. Hobbs remarked:
>
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-000086726nov01.story?coll=la%2Dheadlines%
> 
> Sony Corp. is using a controversial U.S. law aimed at
> protecting intellectual property to pull the plug on a Web
> site that helps owners of Aibo, Sony's popular and pricey
> robotic pet, teach their electronic dogs new tricks.

This should be no surprise (though it is good to know).  This is
exactly what the DMCA is for in the first place.

Raymond