[DMCA-Activists] Re: [DMCA_Discuss] Fwd: IT: DMCA Exemption for censorware renewed!

[Dr. John Raymond Baker]

What can I say, but SETH ROCKS and RULES !!!! :)
dr. john
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Sent: Tuesday, October 28, 2003 4:17 PM
Subject: [DMCA_Discuss] Fwd: IT: DMCA Exemption for censorware renewed!


> Date: Tue, 28 Oct 2003 16:57:24 -0500
>  From: Seth Finkelstein
>  To: "Seth Finkelstein's InfoThought list"
>  Subject: IT: Victory - DMCA Exemption for censorware renewed!
>
> For the past several months, I have been working on advocating
> for DMCA exemptions, in particular the exemption for censorware. Today,
> (Oct 28) the Copyright Office released its ruling on DMCA exemptions. The
> censorware exemption was one of only four granted, out of all proposed.
> The Register has attributed that exemption primarily to *ME*!
>
> More info:
>
> http://www.copyright.gov/1201/
> http://www.copyright.gov/1201/docs/librarian_statement_01.html
> http://www.copyright.gov/1201/docs/registers-recommendation.pdf
>
> My testimony:  http://sethf.com/anticensorware/hearing_dc.php
>
> From The Recommendation of the Register of Copyrights:
>
>   The Register's recommendation in favor of this exemption is based
>   primarily on the evidence introduced in the comments and testimony by
>   one person, Seth Finkelstein, a non-lawyer participating on his own
>   behalf. In addition to identifying a class of works that related to
>   the specific facts presented, he identified the qualitative nature of
>   the noninfringing uses for which circumvention was necessary and
>   generally identified the technological measure which controlled access
>   to this class. There was no dispute that the lists of Internet
>   locations blocked by filtering software are generally encrypted or
>   otherwise protected by an access control measure. The remedy sought
>   was causally related to the noninfringing uses that are necessary to
>   conduct research, comment and criticism on the filtering software at
>   issue. Mr. Finkelstein also anticipated objections to the exemption
>   and proved that available alternatives to the exemption were
>   insufficient to remedy the adverse effect caused by the
>   prohibition. The insufficiency of alternatives was supported by
>   testimony and demonstrative evidence at the hearing in California by
>   James Tyre. Finally, Mr. Finkelstein's succinct initial comment
>   addressed the statutory requirements and thoughtfully analyzed each of
>   the statutory factors required to be considered in this rulemaking.
>
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