[free-sklyarov] Topicality
Xcott Craver
sacraver at EE.Princeton.EDU
Wed Sep 12 13:48:51 PDT 2001
I still think the best example is CD shrinkwrap. Better because
CDs *do* have shrinkwrap, and everyone hates it.
I'd also avoid the contractual stuff (sounds more like UCITA,)
and just ask people to imagine if removing the shrinkwrap for
any reason became a federal crime.
Some people argue that these crazy use restrictions are fair.
Some people frame this whole thing as a crackdown on evil pirates.
But virtually all Americans will agree a law is daft and wrong if
it makes everyone a criminal, for reasons of legal convenience.
=X
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