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"It legalizes hacking," Jack Valenti, head of the Motion Picture Association of America, said of the proposed changes. "It allows you to make a copy or many copies. And the 1000th copy of a DVD, Mr. Chairman, is as pure and pristine as the original. You strip away all the protective clothing of that DVD and leave it naked and alone."

People really should try educating themselves first before making ingnorant comments like this. I don't think Jack even knows what DVD encryption is for. It sure isn't there there to stop you from copying the DVD. It's there to make sure you use the movie in the proper region code player. Nothing stops you from copying the entire DVD. What's Jack going to say when you 9.8 GB DVD burners go comercial sometime next year?

So you copy the DVD encryption and all with out even rattling the DMCA. You post the data on the net if you like, illegal but nothing stopping you from doing so with the DMCA. Downloaders then burn it and watch. How does amending the DMCA affect this at all?

My message to Jack Valenti is this. Either you go get some education so you know what you are talking about or retire and get out of the business in which you know nothing about! I can't believe the MPAA and people still take this guy seriously after his VCR blunder.
Posted by: voska   Posted on: 05/13/04 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
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Does Valentii get it? The law already allows copies!  oldskool | 05/13/04
Exactly..  el1jones | 05/13/04
great post...  ryusen | 05/13/04
re: Does Valentii get it?  cbradshaw@... | 05/13/04
If I kick down my own door am I a burglar?  Nigel Johnstone | 05/13/04
I forgot the BIOS password on my 10,000 PC.. reset it.. lock me up!  Xunil_Sierutuf | 05/13/04
But it is illegal to break into your own car  voska | 05/13/04
Otter is a Republican  RobertoSalazar | 05/13/04
he's a politician...  ryusen | 05/13/04
An ex-politician's testimony  AbsolutelyNot | 05/13/04
Legalizes 'hacking'?  jdd48 | 05/13/04
Hey, Valenti- You were spot on with the VCR, too!  Xunil_Sierutuf | 05/13/04
AARRGGGG I'm falling!!  cybershoplifter | 05/13/04
Is this guy really this clueless ?  BitTwiddler | 05/13/04
He can't be  Chad_z | 05/13/04
He's a fat old failed luddite  Nigel Johnstone | 05/13/04
His last hurrah, so he doesn't care  AbsolutelyNot | 05/13/04
If only...  Tim Patterson | 05/13/04
What I'm about to do should make Jacks skin crawl  voska | 05/13/04
Cool, but don't forget  AbsolutelyNot | 05/13/04
What's realy being said.........  nite_w0lf | 05/13/04
Get some education first  voska | 05/13/04
I take it that you missed his demo to a congressional committee.  B.O.F.H. | 05/13/04
His Demo was useless  voska | 05/13/04
What DVD encryption actually does?  B.O.F.H. | 05/13/04
Read what jack Valenti has to say!  B.O.F.H. | 05/13/04
Read it, he's a crack pot alright  voska | 05/13/04
Absolutely right!  AbsolutelyNot | 05/13/04
i think you need to rephrease that...  ryusen | 05/13/04
Simple minds have simple thoughts.  Anton Philidor | 05/13/04
Don't talk about Stalin, Bitty will get your post deleted  Xunil_Sierutuf | 05/13/04
Speaking of "victims"  AbsolutelyNot | 05/13/04
Congressman Butch Otter  carlhomsher@... | 05/13/04
Make the DMCA a win for consumers!!  cybershoplifter | 05/13/04
Does a "Climate of Terror" help sales?  cybershoplifter | 05/13/04
These idiots think they're gods  skinbasket | 05/13/04
DMCRA, Are we lucky?  Update victim | 05/13/04
Hooray, I think?  CobraA1 | 05/13/04
Just in time, too, for some RIAA tricks o' the trade  AbsolutelyNot | 05/13/04
Sony 'Connect' a flop I think  Nigel Johnstone | 05/13/04
Sure can.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 05/13/04
Apples and oranges, Bits and Bytes  AbsolutelyNot | 05/13/04
Could be the reason for it  voska | 05/13/04
That's bullsh** line  voska | 05/13/04
blah blah blah PIRACY ROCKS!!!!!  cybershoplifter | 05/13/04
Nothing Like Panning For Attention  ParadigmOdyssey | 05/13/04
DMCA Does Not Explicitly Outlaw  ParadigmOdyssey | 05/13/04
It's all about money & power.  Zgeeman | 05/13/04

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