Shyamal Prasad wrote: > "vanilli" == vanilli <vanillicat> writes: > > vanilli> How is it illegal to use hardware that he legally owns? > > Since I live in the USA, the legality of my using my DVD ROM drive to > watch legally obtained DVDs under Linux is at best questionable, and > probably outright illegal. It's due to this grandiosely titled law > called the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). > > But I guess you already knew this somewhere...... > > >
At least here in Aus we have knocked that on its head, at least in regard to mod chips. The was recently a court ruling against sony, allowing people to legally install mod chips in playstations. Barney -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]