[CS-FSLUG] Preparing a little e-mail for Microsoft

[Ritchie, Josiah S.]

This is in Canada. Do the laws provide the same protection?

JSR/

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[mailto:Christiansource-bounces at ofb.biz] On Behalf Of Don Parris
Sent: Monday, August 15, 2005 4:38 PM
To: A Christian virtual Free Software and Linux Users Group.
Subject: Re: [CS-FSLUG] Preparing a little e-mail for Microsoft

The so-called "protection" you speak of literally violates the "fair
use" clause regarding copyrights.  It may not violate the letter, but
certainly the spirit of the law.  If I'm not mistaken, many companies
seek to make it illegal to circumvent these technological "locks",
which further erodes a user's rights under "fair use".  I suggest you
read the book, "Free Culture", by Lawrence Lessig.  His book discusses
the use of technology to prevent readers from accessing content for
which they have already paid, and thus have legal rights to access.