This is one of the main problems with the DMCA. It expanded copyright laws to cover things that are not really about copyright. The digital locks provision of the DMCA is entirely separate from anything really having to do with copyright because it only has to do with thing that DO NOT violate copyright.
If I break the digital lock to pirate something, I have already committed copyright infringement so I can be sued/charged over that with no need of the additional provision. If I break the digital lock to do something that is completely legal this is the ONLY time the provision will come into play. It is like making all gun ownership illegal because they can be used to rob and murder. Last time I checked robbing and murdering is already illegal so why would you punish gun owners that don't violate the law.
The digital locks provision is all about Hollywood getting to run its own little fascist scheme where they get to decide what you can do with your own personal electronics.
Do you really think they are saving money by standing up and maintaining dozens of huge server cluster all around the world vs just putting the some extra code in the game? They had to write that code and put it on the servers anyway, so it isn't even saving them paying someone to write it.
I honestly think the amount they may loose from piracy has got to be less then the cost to build and maintain the metric shit ton of servers they need to run the game as it is now. I work for a company that runs data centers all over the world, this stuff is not cheap.
There is no such thing as a CAS take down. The DMCA has nothing to do with this process.
In the the DMCA the first step in the process in a take down notification sent to the hosing provider, they take down the material and notify you. At witch point you can file a counter claim.
In the CAS the first step is a notification that you have no ability to challenge. The next three steps also cannot be challenged. Even if the alerts are false you have no way to officially make any kind of counter claim until the fifth time you have been accused. It is still not clear if someone is found to be in the clear after their arbitration if they will be put back to step zero or step four.
"Therefore, it's perfectly reasonable to deduce he thinks rape and murder laws should be done away with, as there are also incidences of people being falsely accused."
The difference is, when someone is falsely accused of rape/murder. They get to defend themselves in a court of law. Not be convicted and punished based on accusation with no way to rebut the charges until the fifth time you are falsely accused.
When I was in the military, every single document I created, bypassed the copyright system and went strait into the public domain. The rational given for this is that because the american public pays you to create those things (as well as kill people and blow shit up), the whole country owns them.
Why is it any different in a public school? At least the work created by the teachers.
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This is one of the main problems with the DMCA. It expanded copyright laws to cover things that are not really about copyright. The digital locks provision of the DMCA is entirely separate from anything really having to do with copyright because it only has to do with thing that DO NOT violate copyright.
If I break the digital lock to pirate something, I have already committed copyright infringement so I can be sued/charged over that with no need of the additional provision. If I break the digital lock to do something that is completely legal this is the ONLY time the provision will come into play. It is like making all gun ownership illegal because they can be used to rob and murder. Last time I checked robbing and murdering is already illegal so why would you punish gun owners that don't violate the law.
The digital locks provision is all about Hollywood getting to run its own little fascist scheme where they get to decide what you can do with your own personal electronics.
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Do you really think they are saving money by standing up and maintaining dozens of huge server cluster all around the world vs just putting the some extra code in the game? They had to write that code and put it on the servers anyway, so it isn't even saving them paying someone to write it.
I honestly think the amount they may loose from piracy has got to be less then the cost to build and maintain the metric shit ton of servers they need to run the game as it is now. I work for a company that runs data centers all over the world, this stuff is not cheap.
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Yes, this argument actually makes much more sense when used in reverse.
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There is no such thing as a CAS take down. The DMCA has nothing to do with this process.
In the the DMCA the first step in the process in a take down notification sent to the hosing provider, they take down the material and notify you. At witch point you can file a counter claim.
In the CAS the first step is a notification that you have no ability to challenge. The next three steps also cannot be challenged. Even if the alerts are false you have no way to officially make any kind of counter claim until the fifth time you have been accused. It is still not clear if someone is found to be in the clear after their arbitration if they will be put back to step zero or step four.
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You should try reading some time. The CAS policy clearly state that you can only file an appeal after the fifth alert.
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"Therefore, it's perfectly reasonable to deduce he thinks rape and murder laws should be done away with, as there are also incidences of people being falsely accused."
The difference is, when someone is falsely accused of rape/murder. They get to defend themselves in a court of law. Not be convicted and punished based on accusation with no way to rebut the charges until the fifth time you are falsely accused.
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When I was in the military, every single document I created, bypassed the copyright system and went strait into the public domain. The rational given for this is that because the american public pays you to create those things (as well as kill people and blow shit up), the whole country owns them.
Why is it any different in a public school? At least the work created by the teachers.