[mythtv-users] Who needs to worry about copyright? CoreAVCforLinux removed from Google Code

[Anthony R. Baker]

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Mitch Gore 
  To: Discussion about mythtv 
  Sent: Monday, May 05, 2008 3:09 PM
  Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] Who needs to worry about copyright? CoreAVCforLinux removed from Google Code





  On Mon, May 5, 2008 at 11:44 AM, Anthony R. Baker <baker at low-e.com> wrote:


      ----- Original Message ----- 
      From: Kevin Kuphal 
      To: Discussion about mythtv 
      Sent: Monday, May 05, 2008 10:53 AM
      Subject: [mythtv-users] Who needs to worry about copyright? CoreAVC forLinux removed from Google Code


      For all the concerns over hard-nosed stances over integrating technologies into MythTV, this comes across the news today:

      http://www.news.com/8301-13580_3-9935786-39.html

      Kevin


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        Quote I Just read on corecodec.com forums.

        " In the end the counsels advise on what we were to do was out of scope (including copyright) when we looked at all the great feedback everyone has provided us. The DMCA does allow for reverese engineering for compatibilty purposes and hence in the end no matter what the 'other points' are the DMCA takedown request was wrongly sent.
    Alan has been great about this and we are now working with him now on making his new version compatible with CoreAVC v1.7."

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  I dont get it.  they aren't using any  proprietary code but they are still infringing on the DMCA for trying to reverse engineer it.   BS!  This is pry a plot from Blu Ray Disc Association to try to control next gen movies by strong arming groups like this....truely a shame, o well now it will just take extra time but it will happen.  lol

  Mitchell





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     What I understand is that their "counsel" told them to claim infringement under the DMCA or risk weakening their claim of ownership of the code and/or copyrighted material .They now see this is wrong. Hence the line 
"The DMCA does allow for reverse engineering for compatibility purposes and hence in the end no matter what the 'other points' are the DMCA takedown request was wrongly sent." 
    Since they realized their mistake they are now assisting the CoreAVC forLinux developer bring his code up to date with their newest release. At least thats what I got out of it. But if I were perfect I wouldn't need to be on any mailing lists and multi core processors  would grow on trees.
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