From: DJ Vollkasko (DJ_Vollkasko_at_gmx.net)
Date: Sun Nov 02 2003 - 04:16:51 PST
Dear all,
pls. allow me to most respectfully recommend this link to your esteemed
attention:
http://www.copyright.gov/1201/docs/librarian_statement_01.html . I would be
very interested in learning your conclusions on this topic and what impact
you see to the Newton platform.
Excerpt: "
Statement of the Librarian of Congress Relating to Section 1201 Rulemaking
[...]
I am today issuing a final rule that sets out four classes of works that
will be subject to exemptions for the next three years from the statute's
prohibition against circumvention of technology that effectively controls
access to a copyrighted work. [...] The four classes of works are: [...]
* Computer programs protected by dongles that prevent access due to
malfunction or damage and which are obsolete.
* Computer programs and video games distributed in formats that have
become obsolete and which require the original media or hardware as a
condition of access.
* Literary works distributed in ebook format when all existing ebook
editions of the work (including digital text editions made available by
authorized entities) contain access controls that prevent the enabling of
the ebook's read-aloud function and that prevent the enabling of screen
readers to render the text into a specialized format."
Faithfully yours,
DJ Vollkasko
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