http://www.cepro.com/news/editorial/18137.html
The DVD CCA, which licenses the Content Scramble System (CSS) for protecting DVDs, had claimed that Kaleidescape breached a contract when it created products that enable (indeed encourage) individuals to copy protected DVDs onto hard-drive servers.
FUCKING AWSOME! Their product was something I always dreamed of making, still can’t afford, but should have been the best of breed until the f’n DVD CCA and the DMCA showed up and shut them down. And this is the best line:
Specifically, the document indicates that CSS is meant to keep “casual users from making unauthorized copies of DVDs,” Malcolm explains. “We would have argued that users are authorized under U.S. law,” specifically the doctrine of fair use.
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