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

[Raymond Wood]

> 	> 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
> 

On Thu, Nov 01, 2001 at 02:14:03PM -0500, Masters, Gary E remarked:
> DMCA was not sold this way.

Of course not - very few repressive laws advertise themselves as
such.  One has to read in between the lines for the 'subtext'.

:)

Raymond