On 3 August 2011 18:59, Jacob Mansfield <cyberja...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On 3 August 2011 18:54, Tony Pursell <a...@princeswalk.fsnet.co.uk> wrote: > >> >> Probably not. I.e if you have a file that you can Format Shift, that will >> be legal. Doesn't necessarily mean the only legal file formats are those >> that can be Format Shifted and it would be illegal to supply a file format >> that cannot be Format Shifted. >> > Sorry, I think I should have said: Probably not. I.e if you have a file that you can Format Shift, and you Format Shift it, that will be legal. Doesn't necessarily mean the only legal file formats are those that can be Format Shifted and it would be illegal to supply a file format that cannot be Format Shifted. In other words, it is the act of Format Shifting that I assume is being legalized. The law probably will not have anything to say about what is a legal file format or it being illegal to prevent Format Shifting. > > so studios would be restricted to using formats that can freely be > converted, i.e. without any DRM! :-D > Jacob Mansfield > Programmer > CyberKing Solutions™ > -- > Air conditioned environment - do not open windows! > > Please avoid sending me Word or PowerPoint attachments. > See http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/no-word-attachments.html > > -- > ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk > https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ > >
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