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-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Adrian Midgley wrote: > On Tuesday 07 January 2003 15:21, you wrote: > > >>IANAL but I'm pretty sure that until the European Copyright >>Directive is enacted into UK law it is legal to watch DVD's >>using DECSS software in the UK. > > > Sorry. Until the directive is enacted into UK law there is no difference, > protection or implementation of the directive other than as written. > > In other words the UK can modify the way in which it is applied, but not stop > it, and it applies as a directive, despite the UK law being late. Explain - my understanding is by not implementing in time the UK government is potentially open to penalties (like they would even try on such a point of law), but that until the queen or her representative signs the paperwork it isn't law in the UK, so you can't be prosecuted for it. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.1 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQE+G0SOGFXfHI9FVgYRAmSFAKCrDCB1hj9ofONB3NrHbfLpagm0BQCgrdgb r44FM9DuY1Ierc3MFxC3934= =pGb8 -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG Mail majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxx with "unsubscribe list" in the message body to unsubscribe.