[Free-sklyarov-uk] [Fwd: RE: ebooks] WHSmith on their ebooks

[David Haworth]

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On Thu, Dec 20, 2001 at 12:21:25AM +0000, AndrewR wrote:
> Under current UK law, the eBook encryption is (imo, but ianal)
> breaking the bit of law linked to above, but if the EUCD is
> incorporated into UK law, and parts of it disagree with current
> law, the EUCD would apply, because it would be the newer
> Act, and so would be the one that applies.  :-(

The one saving factor is that the E(U)CD only protects the
"technonlogical measure" if said measure protects copyright
holders rights. This is why we have to make sure that at the
very least, it is stated in the law that any "technological
measure" that attempts to extend the copyright holders rights
is fair game for "circumvention"

Dave

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David Haworth                                            dave at fen-net.de
Baiersdorf, Germany.                     http://home.graffiti.net/pogue/

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