I read it a few days ago, also, and one thing in particular stuck out in my mind:

"But another major question -- the extent to which consumers should be able to record shows for their personal use -- remains unresolved."

Definitely a worrisome problem. The Supreme Court has already ruled (in a case concerning BetaMax, of all things) that VCRs and their essential functions are legal. I'm seeing a definite trend on the part of the studios to attempt to erode those rights through technological means.

The basic irony of the situation is, even though it is legal to do xxx, if the studios (or anybody, for that matter) manages to use technological means to prevent you from doing xxx, even though they are not permitted to legally prohibit you from doing it, the DMCA prevents you from bypassing those technological means to perform the action you ought to be legally entitled to perform.

Gotta love America, eh?

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Matthew J. Hill
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