US Register of Copyrights Says DMCA Is 'Working Fine'

Linnen writes "CNET News.com writer Anne Broache reports that the head of the US Copyright Office considers the DCMA to be an important tool for copyright owners. '"I'm not ready to dump the anticircumvention," [Register of Copyrights Marybeth Peters] said in response to a question from an audience member who suggested as much. "I think that's a really important part of our copyright owners' quiver of arrows to defend themselves." The law also requires that the Copyright Office meets periodically to decide whether it's necessary to specify narrow exemptions to the so-called anticircumvention rules. (Last year, the government decided it's lawful to unlock a cell phone's firmware for the purpose of switching carriers and to crack copy protection on audiovisual works to test for security flaws or vulnerabilities.)'"

Duh

[Anonymous Coward]

If you don't like the product then don't buy it.

Damn, there's a bunch of fucking complainers on this website.

Marketing Tagline for US Gov't:

[flaming error]

"The US Gov't. Defending international megacorporations from our citizens since 1787."

And In Other News...

[MightyMartian]

The fox declares that the henhouse is doing just fine.

Re:Duh

[Anonymous Coward]

if you produce a better product it will win out

Tell that to the guy who designed Betamax.

Re:It gets worse.

[BetaRelease]

It wouldn't surprise me if they made her head of the USPTO. :(

DMCA Protects the Little Guy

[sakusha]

Yes, the DMCA works great, some people may object when it is used en masse by large corporations, but it is the most effective tool for the little guy. Content creators have always had trouble protecting their rights without expensive, protracted lawsuits. But I've regained control of my own copyrighted materials, quickly and simply, merely by filing a DMCA notice. I've helped other "little guys" do the same.
Copyright works for content creators, and the DMCA covers my back. I like the DMCA.

Re:Duh

[jedidiah]

Unfortunately, existence of the product will leave future artists open to copyright infringment suits in perpetuity as voodoo witch doctors hired by Hollywood resurrect Sonny Bono so he can extend the copyright term in perpetuity.

Your ability or interest in "buying" the "product" is relatively irrelevant.

Re:It gets worse.

[Spy der Mann]

You know, there's a HUGE difference between a book and a DVD.

You couldn't be more right. When you burn a book, nobody can read it. But when you burn a DVD, EVERYBODY can! :D

Re:Duh

[ettlz]

Damn, there's a bunch of fucking complainers on this website.

Yeah, and a lot more complaining because they aren't fucking. Big deal.

Why are you here?

Re:The True Legacy of the DMCA

[Billly Gates]

Linux users dont believe in paying for software so porting it would not be economical. sorry but the stats dont lie