The New, Improved DMCA

[dar512]

As most of you know (because I've said it over and over), I don't go along with copying cds or dvds in order to not have to buy a product. If you want it bad enough to copy it then you ought to buy it. And the same for giving copies to friends.

On the other hand, I don't like the DMCA or any of the recent DRM developments. It's unnecessarily restrictive to everyone. If I buy a cd I want to be able to play it anywhere I go. And I don't want to have to worry about scratching it.

My very first compiler for PCs was Turbo Pascal. That had a very reasonable license: Additionally, Borland was known for its practical and creative approach towards software piracy and intellectual property (IP), introducing its "Borland no-nonsense license agreement." This allowed the developer/user to utilize its products "just like a book"; he or she was allowed to make multiple copies of a program, as long as only one copy was in use at any point in time.

I still think that's one of the most reasonable approaches to IP.