[WikiEN-l] HD DVD key mess - OFFICE/Foundation?

[Anthony]

On 5/3/07, geni <geniice at gmail.com> wrote:
> On 5/3/07, Anthony <wikilegal at inbox.org> wrote:
> > All forms of "IP" are limited in ways which make them more consistent
> > with the 1st amendment.  For instance, with copyright infringement
> > law, there is fair use.
>
> Going by how long the US got by without it that doesn't appear to be a
> constitutional requirment as such.
>
How long did the US get by without it?  You do realize that fair use
was created by the courts *long* before it was encoded into the
statutes.

> Aditionaly it appears that the 1st amendment does not protect the
> disribution of child porn so it would appear there are limits.
>
Of course there are limits.

> On the other hand the US gov never tried to inforce the born secret
> laws so that kind of law may be constitutional imposible. We don't
> know.
>
> > Have you seen anything from lawyers working with the EFF or the ACLU?
>
> Nope have you?
>
Yes, I have.

Anthony