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Mitch Glassell <mitchg233@xxxxxxxxx> writes:
>When can we start buying second party discs and
>bootleg copies without fear? Do we have to wait until
>Omega stops supporting it or is now ok? The arrogance
>of these guys is impressive, and so is the software,
>still, but not at 5k each.........lol
Technically, Omega could prosecute "second parties" forever,
regardless of their "support" of the product. Whether they'd
have the inclination to do so is another matter. But don't
think for a minute that reasonableness has anything to do
with the laws in these matters. We're entering an era where
the Big Copyright Holders will try to use the law to make
up for structural weaknesses in their business models, and
some really nutty prosecutions are likely to result.
As someone recently wrote: "In one sentence, the maintenance of
technologically obsolete copyright regimes requires a police state."
If you're interested at all in these issues, you might
want to browse the EFF site: [http://www.eff.org/br]
Good luck to us all...
Jim
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