Beating a dead horse - Consumer Broadband and Digital Television Promotion Act

George Toft plug-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us
Sun, 31 Mar 2002 16:52:02 -0500


Alan Dayley wrote:
> 
> I must be dense today.  I'm not sure I follow you.
> 

Title 17 United States Code (Copyright Law) allows fair use,
like you say.  Have you ever tried to copy a DVD through
a VCR?  It plays fine, but when you hit the record button,
whamo! Macrovision kicks in and your copy is worthless.

So the USC says I can copy, but Hollywood says I can't.

George