Re: FSF condemns partnership between Mozilla and Adobe to support Digital Restrictions Management

[Jerry Stuckle <jstuckle@attglobal.net>]

On 5/19/2014 7:39 AM, Erwan David wrote:
> Le 19/05/2014 13:20, Jerry Stuckle a écrit :
> > On 5/19/2014 6:08 AM, Zenaan Harkness wrote:
> > > On 5/19/14, Richard Hector <richard@walnut.gen.nz> wrote:
> > > > On 19/05/14 20:43, Zenaan Harkness wrote:
> > > > > > > A more relevant request: how about an example of a digital (or any)
> > > > > > > recording that was released _with_DRM_ for which the copyright
> > > > > > > has now
> > > > > > > lapsed?
> > > > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mickey_mouse_law
> > > >
> > > > Isn't that the reverse? Mickey Mouse, when first released was not
> > > > subject to DRM, and copyright (due to the above law) has not lapsed.
> > >
> > > Yes. Exactly. And the point being, the copyright moguls achieve
> > > endless extensions due to their parliamentary $ influence, so there's
> > > a good chance you will never get such an example as the one you ask
> > > for - due to ever-increasing copyright extensions.
> > >
> > > At least, in the good ole U.S of A.
> >
> > Whether you like it or not, that is the law.  Period.
> >
> > Jerry
>
> 1) One can say that one disapprove a law, it's called democracy
>
> 2) When lawmakers are paid to orient what they do this is usually called
> corruption.

And falsely accusing someone of being corrupt is libel.

Jerry