[free-sklyarov] Counter-Terminology

[Lars Gaarden]

David Haworth wrote:

> It goes on to say that what happens to those copies after they've
> been sold is up to individual countries. I believe the US
> has a first sale doctrine that says the authors can't restrict
> further sales or transfers of the copy in its original form.


Too bad that WCT doesn't force worldwide exhaustion at first sale.
Would have been a lot harder for the EU Copyright directive to
erect a 'Festung Europa' wrt first sale if it did.


> Also read articles 11 and 12, and then ask why the DMCA makes
> the distribution of "circumvention devices" illegal. Especially
> if you take the agreed statements concerning article 12
> into account.
> (http://www.wipo.int/treaties/ip/copyright/statements.html)


And that's one thing I just don't get - why did the DMCA get
1201 so wrong when it is quite obvious from the WCT and WPPT
that the layer of protection added by law-protected TPMs should
have the same size as copyright law itself.

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