[TriLUG] DRMed coffee maker?

[John Mitchell via TriLUG]

I believe the sticking point is "Copyright infringement", nothing to do
with patents.

http://www.ehow.com/info_8335872_consequences-dmca-violation.html


john mitchell



On Wed, May 13, 2015 at 11:33 AM, Peter Neilson via TriLUG <
trilug at trilug.org> wrote:

> The law would be King Gillette's dream! No, he never even imagined it, I'm
> sure, but when he invented his safety razor he is said to have proclaimed,
> "I'll give 'em the razor and sell 'em the blades." He worked within
> patents, not DRM.
>
>
> On Wed, 13 May 2015 11:21:33 -0400, Wes Garrison via TriLUG <
> trilug at trilug.org> wrote:
>
>  1201(a) "No person shall circumvent a technological measure that
>>> effectively controls access *to a work protected under this title*."
>>>
>>
>> That's the rub, isn't it?
>>
>> The coffee maker is not a work protected by copyright.
>>
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