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If this bill passes, I'm going to get a camcorder and film myself going to Megatunes, buying a CD with copy protection, taking it home, cracking the DRM, and copying the songs to my iPod. I'll then post the video on Youtube with my name and address and dare the government to come after me.
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Ok, since this bill was read in Parliament this morning, and it did contain the anti-circumvention provision as was speculated, I'm going to go ahead and make this video.
If anyone is interested in assisting, it would be much appreciated. Mainly, I'll need someone with a DV cam to record the following:
1. A sequence of me walking into Megatunes on 17th Ave SW and purchasing a DRM-crippled CD with cash.
2. A close up shot of the Megatunes receipt, showing I paid in full for the CD in question.
3. A sequence of me trying to rip the CD to my computer using iTunes, which will fail because of the DRM.
4. A sequence of me employing circumvention software (EAC + LAME or whatever) to break the DRM, rip the CD to MP3 format, then upload it to my iPod.
I'd like to film this either tonight or tomorrow because I'm leaving town for ten days on Saturday. If anyone has a DV cam and lives near the Beltline area (or can travel there after work tonight) and you'd like to assist with this project (I can either list you in the credits or you can remain anonymous -- whichever you prefer), please send me a PM.