Re: Circumvention Technology?

On Fri, Oct 30, 1998, Shelly Warwick <swarwick[_at_]sprynet.com> wrote:
>
> Below is a copy of a post from Edupage. Wonder how this fits in
> with the anti-circumvention technology provisions of the new
> law. It doesn't seem to circumvent protection, just faciliate
> recording.
>
> COURT REJECTS ATTEMPT TO BLOCK RECORDING DEVICE
>
> Federal District Judge Audrey B. Collins of Los Angeles has
> denied a request by the recording industry to stop production of
> a 2.4-ounce $188 handheld recording device called Rio, which can
> record and play back digital music found on the Internet. The
> industry is concerned that the recorder will encourage widespread
> piracy, and that manufacturers of such devices "have a moral
> obligation to protect creative works." But a lawyer for Diamond
> Multimedia Systems, the company that makes Rio, asks: "Are they
> saying no one can develop a new technology without their
> permission?" (New York Times 28 Oct 98)

I own a minidisc recorder. What's different about this?

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e-mail mscarpit[_at_]asnt.org Received on Fri Oct 30 1998 - 16:54:21 GMT