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ApolloOne
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STAR WARS: The Torrents thread
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Date created
16-Feb-2005, 7:50 AM
Originally posted by: Doctor M
I think what is important is that a federal judge ruled regarding the Digital Millennium Copyright act that as long as the material in question is no longer available, the DMC does not apply.


The DMCA is a subset of all copyright law, one whose main purpose is to update the law for the digital age. Even if the DMCA doesn't apply, traditional copyright law could still be used. Or in Jurassic Park terms, you might get by the velociraptor, but you still have to face the t-rex.