http://www.geek-pac.org/blog/2008/09/walmart-retires-drm-deserts-users-on-the-way-to-freedom/ Fight for Your Information Rights Tue, 06 Jan 2009 08:26:13 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 http://www.geek-pac.org/blog/2008/09/walmart-retires-drm-deserts-users-on-the-way-to-freedom/comment-page-1/#comment-75 Maria Rabinovitch Sun, 07 Dec 2008 19:49:01 +0000 http://www.geek-pac.org/blog/?p=655#comment-75 http://news.cnet.com/8301-13739_3-10112046-46.html Although Walmart's initiative is great, it is impossible not to wonder what is going to happen to those that purchased the files prior to this decision. For those consumers it is that important to that the Copyright Office approve the DMCA exceptions requested this year. One of these requests is that consumers be allowed to circumvent DRM on content from stores that are no longer on business or have shutdown. Furthermore, there are several other exceptions that everyone can relate to. As a student, I can relate to the complementary filings asked by several universities, UC Berkeley among them. The idea that not even professors have the right to create compilations from DVDs with the purpose of educating students, is outrageous. Not allowing consumers to use their property as they wish is bad enough already. There are currently 19 exceptions to the DMCA requested for this year. These exceptions are meant to defend consumers and their rights to fair use of their property. From the use of downloaded music to the software that one wishes to use in one's smart phone, these exceptions are looking after, us, the consumers. http://news.cnet.com/8301-13739_3-10112046-46.html
Although Walmart’s initiative is great, it is impossible not to wonder what is going to happen to those that purchased the files prior to this decision. For those consumers it is that important to that the Copyright Office approve the DMCA exceptions requested this year. One of these requests is that consumers be allowed to circumvent DRM on content from stores that are no longer on business or have shutdown.
Furthermore, there are several other exceptions that everyone can relate to. As a student, I can relate to the complementary filings asked by several universities, UC Berkeley among them. The idea that not even professors have the right to create compilations from DVDs with the purpose of educating students, is outrageous. Not allowing consumers to use their property as they wish is bad enough already.
There are currently 19 exceptions to the DMCA requested for this year. These exceptions are meant to defend consumers and their rights to fair use of their property. From the use of downloaded music to the software that one wishes to use in one’s smart phone, these exceptions are looking after, us, the consumers.

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