-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 - --- begin forwarded text DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=s1024; d=yahoo.com; b=oTDVOd2nHalBsKpKJum+5IY+lu1RJaHM79+4MmwY72xPRCq9nhudLZRniLNmeZojjGL9Cl3sFptEpXD2Go79CazzJCeB/dg4OT0EcNTRhLoB3c/qMqE5b0YopkFen3gJ4Zw0SKmrbN1bSGKlXBqAkrsurOheKaqq7Dd2lM/Yq68= ; Date: Thu, 18 Nov 2004 07:53:23 -0800 Reply-To: Law & Policy of Computer Communications <CYBERIA-L@LISTSERV.AOL.COM> Sender: Law & Policy of Computer Communications <CYBERIA-L@LISTSERV.AOL.COM> Comments: DomainKeys? See http://antispam.yahoo.com/domainkeys From: Paul Gowder <paultopia@YAHOO.COM> Subject: [CYBERIA] A VERY significant DMCA case To: CYBERIA-L@LISTSERV.AOL.COM This just came to my attention. I don't know if it's been mentioned here before, since I only read this list intermittently. Still... Lexmark International Inc. v. Static Control Components Inc., 6th Cir., No. 03-5400 10/26/04 http://pacer.ca6.uscourts.gov/opinions.pdf/04a0364p-06.pdf This case appears to be a ringing blow against the DMCA, and against copyright fascism in general. The Sixth Circuit, vacating a grant of preliminary injunction, held that a program was likely uncopyrightable, because unoriginal, because its functional requirements merged with its expression. It further concluded that the DMCA can't be used to protect such an un-copyrightable work. Because this was before the court on review of a preliminary injunction, it's not terribly definitive on the facts -- but as a statement of law -- it seems very promising. Thoughts? __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? The all-new My Yahoo! - Get yours free! http://my.yahoo.com ********************************************************************** For Listserv Instructions, see http://www.lawlists.net/cyberia Off-Topic threads: http://www.lawlists.net/mailman/listinfo/cyberia-ot Need more help? Send mail to: Cyberia-L-Request@listserv.aol.com ********************************************************************** - --- end forwarded text - -- - ----------------- R. A. Hettinga <mailto: rah@ibuc.com> The Internet Bearer Underwriting Corporation <http://www.ibuc.com/> 44 Farquhar Street, Boston, MA 02131 USA "... however it may deserve respect for its usefulness and antiquity, [predicting the end of the world] has not been found agreeable to experience." -- Edward Gibbon, 'Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire' -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: 1308 iQA/AwUBQZ0H9sPxH8jf3ohaEQKIEgCglPuzNup4Ni+fVo2ePX/gzTO0jkcAnAvu kKZN3l2htctoER3TCElpfZXL =Ijza -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----