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If they're going to take the "trade secret" route
Then they're in serious trouble. Reverse engineering is a completely legal way to divine trade secrets.

The fact is that the "keys" that Hollywood is blathering about were at best hidden under a fake rock by the front door and at worst actually hanging in the door lock itself.

However, the whole analogy completely falls apart because Hollywood in this case sold the "house" that they're trying to claim ownership of. The doctrine of first sale and probably applicable Norwegian laws are quite permissive in what you can do with a creative work after you purchase it. Copyright only restricts redistribution (and concentrates on commercial redistribution to boot) of a copyrighted work and has no bearing whatsoever on what a person does with a legally purchased copy of a copyrighted work. If it did have effect do you think they would have lobbied so hard for the DMCA?
Posted by: Robert Crocker   Posted on: 12/05/03 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
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If they're going to take the "trade secret" route  Robert Crocker | 12/05/03
Not to mention  dscherf | 12/05/03
Yes and No  Robert Crocker | 12/05/03
This stupid  voska | 12/05/03
Region codes irrelevant  Fred Fredrickson | 12/07/03
Region codes are obsolete anyway  A.Sinic | 12/08/03
Chumps  GRindinAxTaRupy | 12/05/03
Hey GRindin  nite_w0lf | 12/05/03
Yer right nitey  GRindinAxTaRupy | 12/05/03
I disagree  bhanes@... | 12/05/03
Where we are?  Vily Clay | 12/05/03
It's not all bad  bna1jwr | 12/05/03
I hate that argument  GRindinAxTaRupy | 12/05/03
My final argument.  bna1jwr | 12/05/03
Capitolsim isn't the problem  voska | 12/05/03
Captialism is dependent on greed  Fred Fredrickson | 12/07/03
Greed kills capitolism  voska | 12/08/03
The sky is falling, oh my!  cybershoplifter | 12/05/03
Im still cornfused  Hanover Phist | 12/05/03
Copyright is  dscherf | 12/05/03
if you live in the US  ryusen | 12/05/03
I'd love that citation  AbsolutelyNot | 12/05/03
unfortuantly for P2P  ryusen | 12/05/03
im still cONfused  ladyburd | 04/25/07
Different Laws for Different Countries  bna1jwr | 12/05/03
Hollywood sold him the content, he paid for his movies  FilledOut | 12/05/03
Can't have license fee and GPL  A.Sinic | 12/08/03
?You?ll be sued for Christmas??  cybershoplifter | 12/05/03
"Broke into house" is the WORST metaphor EVER!!!  xunil skcor | 12/05/03
build a better house anology  ryusen | 12/05/03
MY HOUSE NOT YOURS  Nigel Johnstone | 12/05/03
Condos  voska | 12/05/03
Condos to the MPAA  Nigel Johnstone | 12/05/03
Grey area...  Patrick Jones | 12/05/03
but...  ryusen | 12/05/03
Bad Analogy....  Joe Blow_z | 12/05/03
You don't license the movie when you buy a DVD  voska | 12/05/03
and what is that fee we pay  JWatson77 | 12/05/03
Prove it.  tom802@... | 12/05/03
But you  dscherf | 12/05/03
Not true UCITA not implemented  Nigel Johnstone | 12/05/03
This is a GREAT idea  Nigel Johnstone | 12/05/03
TV comercials  randyb359 | 12/05/03
Good point  bhanes@... | 12/05/03
EULAs failing  Nigel Johnstone | 12/05/03
Intel will be next  nite_w0lf | 12/07/03
Fair use?  jvahabzadeh | 12/05/03
Didn't He Make Player Software?  markdoiron | 12/05/03
all he did  ryusen | 12/05/03
yes, but  JWatson77 | 12/05/03
it's all about ownership  bjornafreeman@... | 12/05/03
Correct  bjornafreeman@... | 12/05/03
Let's terminate some FUD  Fred Fredrickson | 12/07/03
Took their key?  samp_z | 12/05/03
*SCREAM*  ryusen | 12/05/03
I've had about all I can stand of this nonsence.  Dan C._z | 12/05/03
funny  JWatson77 | 12/05/03
breaking into our house!  nite_w0lf | 12/06/03
is it legal  JWatson77 | 12/07/03
Yes it is legal  voska | 12/08/03
Stealing? How?  none none | 12/06/03
I paid them for the rite to copy allready  nite_w0lf | 12/06/03
Guess it might be time for class action against Hollywood  FilledOut | 12/09/03
Message has been deleted.  myfevertoy | 10/22/06

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