Vidders (Once Again) Win The World Series of Legal Protections

[morgandawn.livejournal.com]

Once again, the OTW and the EFF (Electronic Frontier Foundation) presented persuasive arguments that - for the second time in a row - allows  vidders to legally break copyguard protection on video source (DVDs). Even more exciting is the fact that this year, the protection was extended to allow vidders to break encryption on downloaded source (ITunes video etc). 

giandujakiss provides a excellent summary here, which includes links to the actual arguments and the final Library of Congress ruling.  The OTW's reply brief includes my favorite line: "Lawyers, in general, should not be in the business of evaluating or interpreting art; the copyright laws are not designed to protect only that which lawyers think is worthwhile expression."