[nylug-talk] the DMCA is not all bad

[joe]

At 08:48 AM 5/2/2003 -0400, you wrote:

>THE ANTI-CIRCUMVENTION CLAUSE HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH COPYRIGHT.

Please don't shout at me. That's not respectful of each other. If I can't 
make my points with you in with you in ordinary tones, I'll stop trying, 
but I won't shout at you.

As I've already said, I don't claim to know anything about any aspects of 
the DMCA except those that deal with copyrights. If this is not a 
discussion about copyright and its enforcement, I'll have to bow out.

My point has already been made that an attempt to repeal the DMCA in it's 
entirety, rather than one to amend and revise portions you find 
objectionable, would do harm to hundreds of thousands like myself,who would 
otherwise would be either passive about whatever failings of the DMCA you 
wish to correct or perhaps even active supporters. But because attempts to 
repeal the DMCA in its entirety would again expose my work to easy theft, I 
would have to oppose that out of my own reasonable self-interest.

The solution to political problems is political. That means making 
alliances based on shared interests. It could be possible to win the 
support of us freelance creators, a not insignificant group that has great 
resources to offer, without killing the entire DMCA that serves our interests.

Are my interests something you would be willing to accommodate in 
anticipation of support from people like me?  What portions of the DMCA 
that offend you might be changed without killing the portions that protect 
my own interests?

Thank you, Joe