[free-sklyarov] Boston Globe

[Kenneth M. Stein]

There is a well written (except for the ubiquitous "Hacker" in the headline)
article by Hiawatha Bray on the Front Page of today's Boston Globe
(http://www.boston.com/dailyglobe2/201/business/Hacker_s_arrest_decried%2b.s
html). Among other things, the article quotes Rick Boucher, a Democratic
Congressman from Virginia:
"But at least one member of Congress doesn't think Sklyarov's actions should
be illegal. ''I think there's a growing sense that the legislation is overly
broad,'' said Representative Rick Boucher, a Virginia Democrat. He says
there are legitimate reasons why an electronic book owner might wish to copy
all or part of the text - to make a backup copy, or to include an excerpt in
some other document. This concept, called ''fair use,'' is well established
in copyright law.
Boucher fears the DMCA essentially eliminates fair use, by enabling
publishers to lock up their materials so completely that consumers won't be
able to make legitimate copies."
- Ken