HDCP break and DMCA

[F. Marc de Piolenc]

Tim May wrote:

> > Really? Sounds to me like they fall under "Fair Use." That provision
> > specifically exempts copying for research or education.
> 
> I strongly doubt this. "Fair use" is not about setting up alternate
> publishing schemes, but is about quoting relevant sections, collecting
> material for research purposes, etc.

> I'm not a copyright expert, but I strongly doubt what you say above.

Well, I'm not a copyright expert either, but I have read the statutes
and a smattering of case law, and I have been running a photocopy
service - i.e. practicing what I preach - for 25 years or so, with no
trouble so far except from anal-retentive Kinko's clerks.

Marc de Piolenc