- From: Karl Dubost <karl@la-grange.net>
- Date: Sun, 16 Jun 2013 20:15:29 -0400
- To: John Foliot <john@foliot.ca>
- Cc: "'Edward'" <EdwardSnowden2387@outlook.com>, <public-restrictedmedia@w3.org>
John Foliot [2013-06-16T18:41]: > This is an important if not critical distinction. We are not talking about an "idea" here, but rather a digital creation that others have invested time, money and resources into and who now wish to capitalize on that investment legally. It is not that simple. Example: Hamlet, Shakespeare with content restrictions. The work is public domain but made inaccessible online. (not talking about content obfuscation) http://books.google.ca/books?id=fAxG9u19wO8C&printsec=frontcover&dq=hamlet&hl=en&sa=X&ei=DlG-UfDYA-rp0AG4ooH4Cg&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=hamlet&f=false Also "Fair use is a limitation and exception to the exclusive right granted by copyright law to the author of a creative work. In United States copyright law, fair use is a doctrine that permits limited use of copyrighted material without acquiring permission from the rights holders." — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fair_use Content owners do not have *depending on the countries* all the rights to do as they wish. In USA too, There is the Audio Home Recording Act — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audio_Home_Recording_Act In Canada you do not have the right to distribute Copyrighted materials, but you have the right to download copyrighted materials. In Canada, public domain is still after 50 years after death of the author. In France it is 70 years. I can for example have access to Albert Camus texts in Canada. All of that to say it is very complex. "Digital rights management (DRM) is a class of controversial technologies[1] that are used by hardware manufacturers, publishers, copyright holders, and individuals with the intent to control the use of digital content and devices after sale;[1][2][3] there are, however, many competing definitions." — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_rights_management One funny thing is that I still do not understand why the industry doesn't focus its energy on providing watermarking, which is a far more effective way. There are techniques to make invisible to viewers of contents, but good for fighting copyright infringements. -- Karl Dubost http://www.la-grange.net/karl/
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