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   law

   

   Frank, Oct 29th, 2003 @ 12:08pm

   
   

   In Florida where I practice, I'm pretty sure the state has to give you permission to let you sue it. I don't know if the federal government operates the same way.

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   Re: law

   

   Anonymous Coward, Oct 29th, 2003 @ 3:26pm

   
   

   Chisholm v. Georgia.
   

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   DMA conflict

   

   John Cody, Oct 30th, 2003 @ 10:48am

   
   

   If, under the DMA, we have the right to have/make a copy of a particular digital media we purchased (for personal/backup use), but we just can't hack any copy protection to make such a copy, wouldn't it then be the media owner's responsibility to provide us the copy that we have the legal right to own at no/lower cost? Otherwise, how can we excercise our right to legally own a copy of the media without having to purchase another full-price product? Think about it, why did the copyright office ever create the "right" to make a backup/personal copy in the first place, if the obvious solution of just purchasing another full-price copy would suffice? I think the spirit of this particular aspect of the copyright law was to allow us to make copies for personal/backup use WITHOUT having to purchase another product. So, how are we legally able to obtain a rightful copy of a digital media we already own without having to purchase it again?

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